What we liked about AotS
- Cleanliness and layout of the ship
- Food was generally good in both the Windjammer buffet and the main dining room
- Service in the cabin and dining room was excellent
- Kids camp and arcade for the grandkids was great fun
- Bigger ship had more to do yet never felt crowded
- People very polite and well behaved
- Less focus on alcohol drinking
- Value proposition high due cheaper fair
- No high end ship within a ship cabins so not as class oriented like Celebrity
- They held daily Mass onboard with a great priest from Victoria, BC
Not so liked
- The daily entertainment guide had some errors and omissions
- The 2 device internet account was awkward to switch back and forth
- The numerous cutbacks – no turn down at night – no chocolates – no high end foods like pickled herring, no hard ice cream in the buffet, fancy cheeses, peanuts at the bars
- Upsell for e.g., specialty restaurants
- Some confusion finding the birthday cake I had preordered
- You have to sign out towels to your cabin now
- So far, not impressed with the shows or theatre compared to Celebrity Edge
- Captain had no personality we were aware of as we never actually saw him
- There was an extra hour time change that they forgot to tell us about
We much prefer Celebrity in general and the Edge in particular however for a best value family cruise, RCL is hard to beat
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