I have cruised a lot over the years to include with Royal Caribbean and it seems like this trip we were nickeled and dimed everywhere we looked! In Philipsburg we rode to the little city, saw the shops, but was not able to
stop and patronized the businesses, just wave to them. We should have been able to stop for a bit! We did stop at a cheese shop. In Aruba we were supposed to go to the beach after the bus tour, but got there and there were no chairs or towels available so we just stood around for an hour to waiting to get back on the bus. It was very disappointing! But the tours to Curacao and Bonaire were wonderful!
Regarding the ship: I liked the fact that they had cleaning stations at the entrance to the Windjammer, with someone there making sure that the people complied.Smart idea!! The room was fine, loved the balcony, but the mattress was rock hard! I didn't find out till we were leaving that we could have requested a mattress topper. Melvin our cabin stewart was very good, A+. We loved George, our head waiter,100%. He should be promoted and given extra days off! Asad was a good assistant also. Overall, we had a good time. It was my husbands first cruise and he enjoyed it!
Thank you for the opportunity to share this information with you!!