Royal Caribbean Monarch of the Seas

Pros: NOTHUING NOTHING NOTHING NOTHING NOTHING NOTHING NOTHING NOTHING NOTHING
Cons: Everything, they lost my precious bag (a gift from my mother)

 I scheduled the tour in Venice, Italy for 10 days for 8 people, 8 people !!! That's a lot of business. Somehow, my luggage was the only one that disappeared. They lost my luggage  in venice, Italy, and then told me they were ...

Pros:
The dinner steward that warmed our coffe up for us & the room stewards.
Cons: This is not the way to vacation, the best way is an ALL ENCLUSIVE resort

This was our FIRST CRUISE and if my husband has anything to say OUR LAST!!! We were on this cruise with quite a large group from work, and everyone kept telling us how much you will love a cruise, its great, best vacation ever etc. WRONG...Not sure about ...

Pros: none
Cons: corrupt policies

These guys are criminals! I booked a cruise directly through Royal Caribbean online - was charged a deposit - went back online a few days later to fill out all of my cruise documents - and my reservation was GONE! Called customer service and was told that my room had been sold to someone else because my reservation was not paid in full. There were no other rooms available, no problem... just give me my money back. Guess what? Their policy is NO REFUNDS - even though they received full fare for the room! I will NEVER SAIL WITH THIS CRUISE LINE - they are criminals and morally bankrupt.

Pros: The service was great.
Cons: The food wasn't good.

My best friend asked me if I wanted to go with her and a couple other friends on a cruise right after graduation. Be it that I have never been on a cruise I jumped right in on the Idea. When she told me how much it was going cost I couldn't get over the price! The first day of the cruise was great, until I had a taste of their food, It wasn't that bad but I had good expectations. The cabin that my friends and I got was pretty small for four people but we lived with it. Even though the food wasn't the greatest and the cabin small. I have to say the service was very good. Our house keeping guy couldn't stop starring at my friend, we all thought it was pretty funny. When we went to our cabin at night our room was clean. The Dining service was great one of the waiters remembered each of our drinks and the other our names. Over all I thought the experience of the cruise was good.

Pros: Great ship, extremely friendly crew, just long enough for an inexpensive vacation.
Cons: The food is not what I have come to expect from cruising.

We just got back from our four night cruise, had a great time, but the food left little to be desired. The desserts were fantastic, and the only thing I can say that I enjoyed other than the desserts, was the onion tart that was served as an appetizer one night. Aside from that, the food was bland, extremely forgettable. Everybody that I spoke with prior to this cruise, said that Royal Caribbean has the best food, sadly we did not experience that.

One of the best nicest parts of cruising is getting to know the staff of the ship, especially those that take care of you directly. The dining room staff were wonderful. However, I could not even tell you who take care of our stateroom. Unfortunately, you feel obligated to leave tips to everybody who helps, even if they do not deserve it. But the nice thing about that, is you can leave as little or as much of a tip as you want at the end of the cruise.

Pros: Great cabin attendant.
Cons: Pressure for tipping. Lousy Customer Service. Lost luggage. Chaotic boarding and leaving ship.

I totally agree with previous negative comments. I would never sail with Royal Caribbean again.

I especially got tired with their bid for money. I especially felt pressured about tipping.

Boarding and leaving the ship was total chaos and took forever.

They lost my grandsons' luggage and made no effort whatsoever to find it.

When I returned home I called, wrote, and e-mailed regarding their luggage and when (rarely) I received an answer it was always to say they would get back to me (never happened). After more than 4 months I received a check in the mail for $70 with the notation that by endorsing the check I relieved them of all responsibility.

Pros: Food and sushi bar were awesome. Entertainment great as usual.
Cons: Cabins are still small. Ensenada no big deal.

I just came back from my third cruise on the Monarch of the Seas and I have to tell you it was awesome. I have been on that ship twice before when it was cruising out of San Juan, but now that it's in LA I wanted to do a Mexican Baja cruise. I was a little concerned because it was over 10 years old, but my travel agent at www.cruisecheap.com said it had just had a $35 million dollar upfit and looked brand new. He wasn't kidding. It looked great. Nothing like that new ship smell. :-)

Would highly recommend this cruise for anyone looking for a quicky trip out of LA. We may do it again next spring.

Pros: Awesome Staff, food, entertainment. A++
Cons: Departing took a while but it wasn't so bad

It was a great trip. Room was clean, staff was excellent, and the food was great. It totally exceeded my expectation