Flying to & from Miami was frustrating. Delays, cancellations, etc. Leaving home 4:30am arriving hotel at Miami hotel 1am next day.
EMBARKATION; quick.
FOOD:
Main dining room; good food & service. Usually took an hour for dinner. Breakfast was also fast and good selection
Windjammer: ate breakfast one day; eggs watery, crowded. Good selection at lunch.
El Loco: burritos hard, everything else good. Ate lunch twice.
Cafe Promenade: quick place for a sandwich & dessert. Never very busy.
CABIN: standard balcony
Smallest cabin we have ever had.
Would prefer drawers to shelves.
Balcony: okay size but didn’t care for straight back chairs.
Had excellent room attendant. Brought ice every day, paper copy of cruise compass, also gave us 2 robes.
ENTERTAINMENT:
Aqua Show & Ice Skating show excellent.
Lots of bars with music, usually crowded.
FINDING A LOUNGE CHAIR:
impossible after 8 am even in solarium, except for last day when weather was cool, windy & cloudy
CROWDS: generally not a problem. Elevators & special sells were the exception.
OVERALL: Enjoyed being out of cold weather. Service was good. Seemed to “nickel and dime” for so many things.Ship geared more to families & a little larger than I would prefer. First time on Royal after 12 cruises on other lines. Probably would not sail on Royal again.