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“No I don't work for Royal Caribbean.But I found the...”

written by markreno on 20/11/2007

Good Points
Excellent food in both main dining and buffet. Service excellent as well. Room was nice, nice balcony, typical size on ships. Entertainment typical, but very good. Doo wop group should have been a showroom act, not in the stairwell. Room steward very efficient, but no towel origami in our cabin, which I always had on Royal Caribbean.

Bad Points
Very noticeable "sweet sewage" smell in many areas of ship, sometimes in room. Not sure where it is coming from, not always in the same area. But very noticeable and putrid at times. I say "sweet" because it has a unique smell to it. Sweet does not mean pleasant. ship is laid out wrong, and we spent days looking for the cheese in the labyrinth!! No grand buffet either, or whatever one calls the gastronomic marvel seen on Royal Caribbean ships, where people wait in line to see amazing food creations.

General Comments
No I don't work for Royal Caribbean.But I found the larger Royal boats to be better appointed in decor, much grander in the lobby areas, and the dining rooms on Royal are phenomenal in their bigger ships. This Crown Princess ship had bland, average looking dining rooms, whereas Royal has amazing grand dining halls, with open cathedral ceilings and grand staircases. Princess may have had a slight edge in cuisine, but just slight. The crown has nicer pools than Royal, and the mega screen at the one Crown pool is terrific. Royal boats are easier to get around on. The Crown, depending on where you stay, has "you can't get there from here areas", and is somewhat of a pain. The Crown has no central mall and is rather the same all over. Nice, mind you, and quite adequate for most cruisers, but to compare the fleets, I definitely think the Voyager/Adventurer Royal ships are a lot nicer overall.