We signed up to experience a Mega Ship. What we found was a beautiful ship with a wonderful variety of activities and a mixed bag of experiences. Getting on/off was remarkedly smooth and easy. Our balcony cabin on 8 worked well for the 2 of us. Ship had some motion despite fairly calm seas. Elevator waits reasonable. Casino was nasty smoky. Ship staff friendly. Felt nickel and dimed most of the time for little items. Two shows were great - Aqua50 and Cats. Others were pretty bad, One Sky in particular was dismal. So far so good, right?

The issue was food. The main dining room was tightly packed. Had to climb over chairs to get into mine. Service slow and inattentive, food way overcooked and often inedible. Windjammer buffet had food as expected, broad choices, good wait staff help, but it was crowded. The Taco Bar was super dirty and busy - avoid at lunch. We found Park Café to be best for a simple breakfast, Windjammer best for lunch at off times, and the Solarium Bistro best for dinner (it was terribly noisy at breakfast).

The worst of all was their "premiere upscale" restaurant Chops. We paid extra for a crowded restaurant, poor service, decent lamb and terrible steak. The worst was that despite it's formal dress policy, cruisers showed up (and RCL allowed them in) wearing shorts, flip flops, tank tops and baseball caps. SHAMEFUL!