4 Nights Bahamas & Perfect Day Cruise Cruise

First Cruise-wont be our last! Royal for the win!!

Where do I begin, this was our first cruise ever!!! And how will we ever compete with it... we will just ONLY do RC cruising from here on out!!! The Boat was amazing!! Our Ocean Side Balcony Room was awesome!! Room for all 4 of us and the storage was incredible, all 4 of us were able to fully unpack all our luggage and tuck our suitcases right under the bed. We reserved the Main Dining each night where our Table attendants Mary and Kaysia were soooo wonderful. Kaysia was soooo personable, we looked forward to seeing him each night, and Mary was so informative about little Cruise tips that we didn't know of and used. Although we didnt realize you should reserve shows and attractions, you were still able to show up and still see the events. The Royal Theater was huge, the entertaining spots of pop up pools and spas and entertaining spots were everywhere, they even had an adult only section on the front of the boat- that was incredible. Karaoke was highlight of the evening entertainment... that room needed to be bigger with more seating-it was such a hit. The elevator system was genius! We were confused on the first go, but from that point it was so easy.

Lengthy review

We decided to do our first ever cruise as a way to celebrate our youngest daughter graduating from high school. She wanted to do one day at Disney World, so we chose a cruise leaving from Port Canaveral. We did a 4 night cruise on Utopia that went to Nassau and CocoCay. Since I had read that Nassau was the lesser popular of the two ports, I only booked a catamaran excursion (I think the name on the catamaran was Seahorse but not 100% sure). This excursion took us around part of the island where we saw points of interest and celebrity homes. The tour guide Chris was hilarious. On way back, he played fun music and everbody enjoyed the open bar and dancing along. It is quite a walk to the meeting place but this excursion was something all 4 of us enjoyed (our daughters are 19 & 23). The next day was in CocaCay. We did a Wave Runner excursion. This was fun to be out on the water driving 25-40 MPH on the Wave Runners following a guide (with another one in the back of the group). We did this at 8:30 in the morning... it lasted about 1.5 hours. We then headed to CocoBeach Club to use our day passes. We thoroughly enjoyed looking out and getting in the water. The beach was perfect , the water felt great, and we had a nice sunny day. The day pass included an awesome lunch as well. We had several yummy drinks and really just enjoyed unwinding this day. My only complaint is when the low tide set in, it change the landscape drastically. As for Utopia itself, we enjoyed all the shows offered but our favorites were the Ice Skating and adult comedy ones. We also went to Name that Tune and it was so fun and entertaining both because the singers and dancers from the All-In show were part of the entertainment on this game show. Our girls didn't do the pool or hot tubs because of how crowded they were. I'd rate the cruise a 10/10 for my husband and I and an 8/10 for our young adult daugthers. They aren't much into the party scene and had I been their age, this would have been something I did for sure! I was always willing to stay up much later than them on this cruise to enjoy the live music, etc. They still had a good time but said their favorite was CocoCay relaxing on the beach. The beds in our ocean view balcony were very comfortable and we loved the amount of storage, plus walking out on balcony early morning or at sunset was breathtaking. Our stateman was just super awesome and friendly. We tipped him well. He left cute animals made from towels each day. The service in everything we did was just awesome! We pre-paid gratuities but still decided to tip waitstaff, etc. The food was also fantastic! The Windjammer gets pretty crowded but it was bearable. We did the Main Dining Room for dinner 2 nights and did Mason Jar for one paid meal for dinner and food at both was great! We didn't fully understand until the end by the MDR noticed and maybe seemed disappointed we weren't at our 5:00 showing (we missed it the first night and went later) and had reservations at Mason Jar the secone night) and realized we would have had the same table and waitstaff and the waitstaff probably looks at this as an opportunity to possibly earn more tips by having the same family for multple meals, so we understand now. They were awesome! I've typed a novel, but we'd for sure do a Royal Carbbean cruise again and in fact planning to next. year.

1st time cruiser.

1st cruise absolutely wonderful can’t wait to go next year. Definitely going on a longer one. Would recommend shopping at the ports but not doing any excursions not worth the money or time. Do a little shopping at the port then back on the boat. Highly recommend trips with ur friends that are family and at least try the dining room once. State room middle of the ship with a window. While there were some kids that should have been better watched by parents still enjoyed the pool area. Who know maybe they come up with a couple of cruises in a year with no kids. Don’t get me wrong love kids but toddlers and young kids need to stick to their schedule they need naps. Also try the rides that are on the ship great fun even if ur grown kids think ur crazy for going again and again. Oh and the best we were on the boat first day immediately without any wait.