This is my 35th RCCL cruise on the newer Odyssey OTS,. I was having lunch in the Windjammer buffet, and they have a large variety of baked breads and rolls, but no rye bread was displayed. Being original from NY, I enjoy a good deli sandwich on rye bread. I happened to see my section head waiter, Jayson, from the MDR and asked him why they did not have any rye bread. He said he would check. Later that evening, Jayson came up to me in the MDR and advised that they do have rye bread, but you cannot get it from the line server, you have to ask a crew member who wears the applet shirts in the Windjammer and he can call down to the galley and have the bread sent up to the buffet. I was impressed, that he took the time to inquire and have a positive answer. This show the commitment of the RCCL team member for customer service and satisfaction.

The ship is beautiful, although it has does not have an center promenade, but what they call an esplanade. The esplanade is in the center and has two levels of shops and restaurants, it feels smaller then the promenade on other even smaller RCCL ships, it takes some time to getting used to it.

Another strange thing is that they 'stuck" the Playmakers sports bar on the 16th deck at the extreme rear of the ship, port side. There is no sitting at the long bar due to covid concerns, and even if you could sit at the bar, you have to lean back into your chair to see the televisions above the bar area, Also, there other seating areas of tables are in small cubicles the about two and three tables, so if you want to watch multiple sporting events, to have to look back and forth from one walled TV to another. I would have been nice if they had put the Playmakers sports bar at a lower deck where there is more foot traffic, like Freedom OTS that has its Playmakers adjacent to the casino, or the Oasis OTS on the Boardwalk. Read more