I am a regular cruiser (Diamond RCL, Platinum Cunard, Elite Celebrity) but this was my first 2 night/3 day cruise, and first time on Anthem of the Seas. This had much more of a "booze cruise" atmosphere and demographic than a longer cruise. There were lots of hen parties, birthday celebrations and children. I had a single balcony stateroom on deck 6 which was perfectly adequate for the two nights - the only difference from a normal balcony stateroom being that I did not have a sofa area. I did though have a big balcony on a corner.

Unlike a longer cruise, there was no interaction with my Stateroom Steward - never saw them and they did not, as usual, come and say hello and introduce themselves.

Boarding was well organised - through security and on board in 10 minutes thanks to the online app. Stateroom wasn't ready until 1.30 so I headed to lunch in the Solarium Bistro. Good food, not as much selection obviously as in the Windjammer buffet, but plenty of space to sit. I had my bags with me which was a frustration - checking in an overnight bag seemed silly, but I didn't expect to wait to get into my room for an hour. Read more