We stayed the night before departure at The Sheraton Tianjin however it would have been just as easy to catch a bullet train and taxi from Beijing to the Tianjin International Cruise Terminal. Unfortunately the cruise ship was late to arrive due to morning weather conditions and the masses waiting to board were left in line without any announcement as to the issue. Once on board all troubles melted away. As one of only about 70 non-chinese passengers we were certainly in the minority however the RC staff were extremely sympathetic and it was never an issue. It was expected that a cruise departing and returning from the same chinese port would be heavily populated by the local residents. We did meet some lovely people however language was a major barrier.

Onboard the activities were terrific, the North Star took us to amazing heights, the iFly allowed us to pretend we were falling from an airplane, the food in all restaurants was fresh and plentiful, the entertainment was exceptional. Pixels light show was unbelievable. Our room was always clean, comfortable and provided beautiful views from the balcony.

I look forward to my next Royal Caribbean Cruise.