Myself (32) and wife (30) enjoyed an extended cruise vacation due to Hurricane Jeanne. We were supposed to have a 7 night Eastern Caribbean cruise, instead we ended up with a 9 night Western Caribbean cruise with a stop in Cozumel and Ocho Rios.

Embarkation: FAST. From the moment the doors opened to the moment we were in our cabin was 30 minutes. Very fast indeed. Loved it when we got on the ship and greeted by the staff. They had staff working the elevators during embarkation so it was real fast getting to your deck and cabin.

Dining: We chose anytime seating. The thing we missed most was having the same wait staff all week. Last year on Voyager of the Seas, our waiter learned our names almost instantly and was beginning to know us by mid week. It was more personal. Plus to Anytime Dining was that we were able to eat at an hour in between the normal traditional dining times. We hardly ate at the buffets. We LOVED the burger joint and the Pizza joint at the main pool. We mostly ate lunch there. Read more