Being our 25th Wedding Anniversary this year, my wife and I decided to book an Adriatic cruise on Royal Caribbean's Voyager of the Seas in August this year. We had already been on 3 previous cruises, but I can safely say that Royal Caribbean proved to be the best of them all. Their level of organisation stands out. The quality of the food on board was excellent; in the Windjammer buffet restaurant, a wide variety of food ensured that everyone's tastes were satisfied; dinner in the beautiful 3-levelled dining room was of superb quality, and service was impeccable. The level of the animation was superb...far better than that we experienced with other lines. The animation team was young and kept everybody's spirits high. The best thing about this cruise was that even throughout the beautiful excursions, we kept looking forward to the evening entertainment on board! Our cabin was reasonably sized, and the level of service was outstanding. The Beatles show, and especially, the Ice Skating show, were absolutely professional and fantastic! During our last night, which was in Venice, a masquerade party was held on the Promenade Deck. The music was great, almost everyone was wearing a Venetian mask, and the atmosphere was amazing. For all these things, I would certainly use Royal Caribbean again.

I really couldn't complain; however, some small points which, in our opinion, would enhance the experience are worth mentioning. First and foremost, the drinks on board are really very expensive. The cheapest bottle of wine was USD 26, very high for a simple bottle of Sicilian wine which I normally buy off the supermarket shelf for Euro 2.99c. Drinks at the bar were exhorbitant. Another rather poor show was the disco....The Vault. My wife and I are in our late 40s', which means we prefer 80s' disco music. Each time we went down to the Vault, the disco was practically empty, with the latest tekno music, to which we coudn't dance, blaring on non stop. It seems nobody liked this music, as the disco was empty almost every day....so couldn't the dj try some real disco music....80s' style? On the last day during the Masquerade party, some real music was played on Deck 5. Amazingly, hundreds upon hundreds of people filled the Royal Promenade and danced on...goes to show that not everyone appreciates the new tekno music!

Also, excursions were far too expensive, although to be fair, they were well organised, and the guides used were very professional. Read more