I won't go into a day-to-day critique of this cruise and the ports, I'll leave that to others since this is my 3rd Canada/New England cruise. I'll only offer general observations and opinions, elaborating on areas that were particularly good or bad.

Cape Liberty Cruise Port

I did not like it at all. While they have attempted to make it decent, and the check-in process itself was fine, it just comes across to me as a poorly-located, converted warehouse [which I realize that it is]. The location in NJ is fine, but the building being separated from the ship and requiring a shuttle just doesn't appeal to me. And disembarking, with the accompanying "sorrow", and going into that dingy warehouse for customs, luggage retrieval and transportation is a downer. I will say that Royal Caribbean grouped the luggage in small lots and made it very easy to find. And the In/Out traffic vying for space in that narrow roadway makes for a circus. A covered parking garage would also be nice. It would not stop me from cruising out of there again, but every other port I have cruised from is better, including Red Hook in Brooklyn. But don't miss the Teardrop Memorial if you sail from there. Read more