We booked the cruise mainly to see Mount Fuji and Tokyo, but Royal Caribbean cancelled the port near Mt Fuji without any justifiable reason. The time in Tokyo was extended but no trips to see Mt Fiji were offered.

Embarkation was a marathon with Royal Caribbean showing no concern with having passengers standing in the blazing sun for a long period and then slowly snaking towards the ship through the chaotic embarkation process. Overall we we're on our feet for two and a half hours.

Once onboard it became evident that the whole cruise designed to cater for mainland Chinese passengers, with little or no consideration for the nearly 2,000 (40%) non Chinese. Our first 3 course dinner took 3 hours serve, with only lukewarm soup and a steak not cooked as requested. This time did improve during the cruise, but the food didn't. Read more