I have a back injury and am temporarily unable to fly, so as regular cruisers my wife and I had heard good things about this ship and it was sailing from Southampton so we booked it. I will say that this is the first time we have sailed from This port and embarkation was very good and quick.

The first thing we noted on boarding was an awful raw sewage smell on deck 4 on the port side at the front of the ship, we assumed it was coming from the dock where sewage tanks were being emptied, this was not the case however and the smell got worse as the cruise went on, if you walked into it by mistake it would make you heave, dont know what is causing it but Royal Caribbean need to sort it out.

We booked one of the new "panoramic" cabins as the balcony cabins had all sold out and we were told that these were the next best cabins, and as they had recently been added they would be the best on the ship we wre in cabin no 1886. Apparently the ones we were in were converted from the old Gym (this may not be correct but frequent cruisers on the ship told us this). One thing they were correct about was they were very spacious and bright, this was the only good thing about them as anyone wishing to play crazy golf had to walk over the top of the cabin, this happened at all hours of the night and most of the time they were running or stomping across. Aditionally the area is also used for sunbathing and the crew think it is a good idea to start setting sunbeds up at 4am, and this was not done quietly! The dividing walls were paper thin which meant any noise from adjoining cabins could be heard clearly. We did not get one undisturbed nights sleep in 14 days! Read more