This cruise was simply the best! When I read poor reviews on this ship I don't understand where they are coming from. The service, the food and the mixed drinks were all superb! This ship is huge and it can fit a lot of people, so I was worried that it would feel crowded, but my husband and I had no trouble finding quiet spots on the ship. We went over Thanksgiving and there was 1700 kids on the ship, but we hardly noticed. There are so many adult places to go, you would not even know there was that many kids on board.
Our room had a balcony with an ocean view. We loved it! There are a lot of balcony rooms that look on to the ship and I didn't go in one, but I would imagine you wouldn't have much privacy and it might be loud, so go for the ocean view.
We did see Chicago, and it was okay. They pretty much just crammed every song from the movie and performed them back to back. The singing and dancing was great though.
The room was bigger than expected. I really liked the shower. We did hear some noise below us, it sounded like a dish washer or washing machine. The balcony was awesome, we had an ocean view, so it was very private.