Our first cruise with Royal. We were on the odyssey mid April. Waitstaff and Porters were amazing. Co co cay was our favorite day on the 8 day cruise. Let’s be real though we are floating on an ocean with all kinds of amenities so I always find my self impressed by this in general. One: I had read a review suggesting food on Norwegian was better. I was skeptical It was true but I would have to agree with it. True enough that it effected me daily. My un-picky husband even commented. Dining room meals were great but If I found myself in the windjammer Buffett I would walk around struggling to find something to eat. Little things like no butter, dried rolls, dry donuts, yucky container ranch, dry rice and under ripe fruit just added up. Two: I gave the review a 3 because most of the typical cruising things were good. This however was enough that I’m not sure if I will do Royal again. It just made me angry. And I haven’t experienced this ever this bad on a cruise. My husband and I love the “game shows” and entertainment but they were so crude by the end I quit going. I’m no prude, hell I have 6 brothers and I have heard some junk but there are limits. Like one game show the couples had to audition in front of an audience to get on it. The tasked asked by the cruise staff was to re-create their most passionate kiss. So some guy laid his wife on the stage and spread her legs and stuck his face there and stayed there. No matter how you slice it, both my husband and I felt bad for this guys wife, who essentially just had her husband lay her on a theater stage and pretend to give her oral sex in front of an audience. This earned them a spot in the game show. My first thought was “hell this is how Carnival rolls,” I didn’t pay significantly more for zero cruising behavior standards from staff. During a majority rule game show people were leaving after staff read cruisers submitted answers to questions like “most used pick up line”. Staff was great but no shows game shows and a less than great Buffett may stop me.
