Embarkation was a breeze. We started the process about 11:45. We are Diamond members of RCCL and took advantage of express check-in. Our companions (1st time RCCLers) were welcome to check in with us. We dropped our carry-ons in our cabins and proceeded to the Windjammer for lunch. The cafe was smaller than experienced on previous ships but the food was good. We then started exploring the ship. We started out by going to Central Park to make reservations for dinner one night as we had a gift certificate from our travel company. No problem. We traveled deck by deck around the public areas and stopped at our cabin to freshen up before dinner.

We had MTD and waited about 20 minutes the first night to be seated. After that we had reservations and never had to wait and had the same table and waiter each night. We did not plan a show for the first night and explored a bit.

Day 1 (Nassau) had breakfast in the Windjammer and it was only OK. After that we had express breakfast in the dining room and it was very good. We walked around the port for a while and went back to the ship. We have been to the Eastern Carrib. many times before. Read more