My wife and I just returned from the 7 day Southern Caribbean cruise. We left out of San Juan PR on Jan 28th. The boat was dry-docked for 3-4 weeks to be refurbished and upgraded. The ship was decent, much smaller than the RCCL Adventure of the Seas that we were used to.

The cruise got off to a bad start right off the bat. We got through security, put our carryon into the stateroom (which was much smaller than what we had thought). Got to the excursions desk and booked kayaking for St. Croix, which was the next day. There was no hair-dryer in the room. We asked for a hair dryer. There was no "Do-not-disturb" sign. We asked for one also. Then off to dinner. My wife and I are both vegans, with my wife being gluten-free. The waiter was very accomodating with our diets. We noticed that the other people at our table were very disappointed with their food. One couple noted that their fish was cold and tasteless.

We got back to the stateroom after dinner at 8pm-ish and there was a note to see the Assistant Maitre D between the hours of noon-5pm! There was another note about the itinerary for San Juan! We specifically asked guest relations for an itinerary for St. Croix (the next day) and they said "it wasn't available yet". Read more