We chose this ship b/c we wanted to try the new big ship and see what it all had to offer. We have 3 boys and the ship did not disappoint. So much to do, we didn't even have time to do everything in a week. We stayed in a boardwalk cabin, which was ok and fit 5 people pretty good, pull out couch and the pullman bed for the boys. Dining was awesome, we had dinner at 5:30 and our waiter was just awesome, favorite time of the day. The food was so so good and plenty of it. I have grown boys and yes sometimes they ordered two deserts but none ever left hungry. The boys loved all fancy foods and tried a lot of new things. They love asparagus now! The shows were amazing too. We had 3 port calls: Nassau -Pearl Island excursion, Cozumel, and Costa maya. A lot of people had negative Pearl island reviews. We thought it was great. We had to take about 30min boat ride to the island. We were greated by a photographer, she took our pic and then later in a day gave us for free. We also received a free drink and had plenty of chairs. The beach area was not huge but enough for the amount of people there. There was a floating mat that our family layed out on. Kayaks, canoe, snorkeling equipment was all complimentary. We had bbq lunch with sweet tea and water which was also included, buffet style, so none went hungry. The alcoholic drinks were extra charge. Overall this island was my boys' (14,12 and 9 year olds) favorite island to chill at. Overall, we had a great family time and the boys want to go again!