Our first cruise and we wanted to pick a superior ship and a company with a good reputation to make our trip memorable. Holidaying with friends to celebrate joint silver weddings, we met up in Miami. We left our island in the North Sea that morning but fog delays meant we missed our connection to USA but efficient airline staff re-routed us via London, Boston and onto Miami in time for supper. Our friends were flying from Bergen in Norway and they were also delayed en route and arrived after midnight minus their luggage (which eventually caught up with them four days later). Well done to Royal Carribean staff for kitting them out for most of the cruise, including handbags and accessories!
We had a brilliant time aboard although I would recommed a longer cruise as I never got round to seeing all of the ship and everything it had to offer. The food was superlative, in fact it was on the third day at breakfast before we realised that the area we were making our choices in was only a fraction of the total breakfast experience.
Each day we visited a different island and went ashore for the excursions. Arriving back exhausted, we would change for dinner and then enjoy the theatre show. The staff were more than pleasant and extremely helpful.
Cabin larger than anticpated. Balcony (we asked for the divider to be removed as our friends were next door) huge as a result. Did not hear any external noises. Good corridor decor (helps you find the cabin as each floor has different pictures etc). Good temperature inside cabin. No smells. Clean.