Agreed with these points. Maybe it’s all the drink packages, but I often find getting a drink at an NCL bar more difficult and time consuming than on Royal. As far as specialty dining, the dining on Symphony or Harmony beats NCL IMO. Royal’s steakhouse beats NCL’s, Jamie’s beats La Cucina (Onda, however is quite good) and 150 CP beats anything on NCL (although I’m a fan of Le Bistro, which many don’t seem to be). Ocean Blue has been really underwhelming and absolutely hammered my fish my last three tries. Anyways, regarding vibe, NCL does seem more lively and fun at night. The deck parties, especially outside on a ship with Spice, blows Royal’s inside parties out of the water. Although often an NCL cruise fare might appear more than Royal, if you are a drink package buyer on Royal, their prices for that seem to have really shot up.