We were three couples trying out the Royal class ship first time as they moved here to our West coast. Embarkation went well even with some confusing information about a late boarding due to drills, we arrived at 11am and were aboard with our elite friends at 12:15pm. The ship is very nice, we liked the larger Piazza and the entertainment was scheduled so that only one band was playing in one area at a time so the sound would not conflict. We did miss the Explorers lounge here, but Wheelhouse was great and bar service very good. We had the beverage package and had no problems getting drinks, however the Ocean Now app is not yet working to order from your lounge at the pool. They did have some servers walking about on the pool decks but you'd have to get your own a lot. The lack of aft pool was missed, but that nice terrace is great back there for breakfast and service was immediate once you sat down getting your coffee and drinks. This buffet is the best at sea that we've seen so far.....just amazing. Entertainment was great, MUTS had good movies, deck party was fun, forward theater worked well for us we never could not find seats for any show. We had anytime dining and made reservations some nights, the staff needs more bodies to keep up with tables. When someone would order a glass of wine it did come within ten minutes or so, coffee always showed up before dessert so they did pretty well. Quality of food we thought was good, prime rib, lobster (got two tails) most of us enjoyed our selections. The meddalian is not working fully yet and we thought is was more of an annoyance at this time...there are tech staff all over the ship working on things. Coffee up in buffet is brewed so did not need to go to IC for good coffee if you like black. We did miss the promenade walking deck for sure, deck 18 is too windy to use some times. Overall we had a great time and would sail this class again.