My first "inaugural" was on Freedom of the Seas and have done about 5 or 6. The first one was great...lots of great gifts and on the date advertised. Since then, the dates have been moved around, more short sailings sold before the "inaugural", fewer gifts, and more malfunctioning. In spite of all that, we're booked on the Jan. '27 sailing and hope again to be on the first revenue. With all the chaos, we love to say 20 or 30 years later, we were the first. It's up to you.