We were a group of six travelling. Two adults, four teenagers ages 16, 16, 17, and 18. 2 boys 2 girls. 2 ours, 2 friends of ours! We were very excited about the cruise. The other two kids had never been on a cruise, so it was especially exciting for them.

We flew in from Newark the night before, so we were nicely relaxed when we got to the port. We had traveled with Royal Caribbean before so we had “Gold” status. Big whoopee! The first check-in lady was a little abrupt and didn’t want all six of us to go to the same desk, we quickly rectified that, and the lady that checked us in was really nice, and very efficient. The whole process took about 20 minutes. We were able to walk straight onto the boat.

Seeing the faces of the kids was worth every penny! The ship is humungous! You feel like you are in the middle of a large mall, not on a boat. Our rooms were ready almost immediately, but we decided to tour around first. The kids went one way and we went the other promising to meet up for dinner. We avoided the windjammer, because I had read many reviews that the lines were long, and headed to central park. Breathtaking, that’s the only way I can describe it. It was beautiful, we went into the park café, and had one of their roast beef sandwiches – my advice – get two, they are very small! But, boy, are they delicious. Read more