We wanted to try a big ship cruise. We were very impressed with the smooth embarcation process but things quickly went downhill from there. Long lines greeted us at every meal with or without reservations for our "my time" dining, and table service was mediocre for the most part. We found the serving staff attention to detail lacking even in the specialty restaurants, and the day to day menu was largely repetitive with rather limited choices. Activities for the over 50 crowd were almost non-existent with little continuity through the week. Other disappointing occurrences: waiting (always) for elevators, having to reserve for shows for which the theaters weren't full, reserving My Time Dining and having no other choices but 5 pm or 8:30 pm, using the Royal IQ app was troublesome and some of our reservations actually disappeared, including dining and activities. It is a fun ship for families with children ages 8-18 but we won't be sailing on it again.