Sovereign of the Seas.. pros and cons?

Question

I'm sailing on Sovereign of the Seas out of Port Canaveral on August 25, and I'm just wondering what the other people who have taken this cruise thought about it. I've cruised on Navigator of the Seas, significantly larger then Sovereign, and it was a blast. So hopefully the experience I received on my first Royal Caribbean cruise will happen twice.

I've read cruise reviews that say Sovereign is horrible with smelly carpet, average/less then average food, and unfriendly people.. but I've also read reviews that say Sovereign if loads of fun with the nicest crew ever and delicious food. So.. as you can see my problem.. I don't know who to believe.

Also, my cruise is going to Nassau and Coco Cay.. what do you recommend I try while in those ports? I've heard snorkling is way better in Coco Cay

Answer 1

I can only tell you that I have been on three different Royal Carib cruises, and the crews were always the best and we always had lots of fun on all of them.  Have a great time.

Answer 2

I went on that ship YEARS ago and it was nice.  I'm sure it's changed since then and obviously aged a bit so I don't know what to tell you as far as the current standards.  I had fun though!

Answer 3

I took this same cruise November of 2007.  There was 9 of us and 3 of which were children.  We had a blast.  The ship was great, no smelly carpet!!!  The staff was out of this world, the waiters at dinner were the best!  CoCo Cay was fun, but watch out for the jellyfish!  They are bad!  My only complaint was the rooms were small.  Have fun! I'm going on Carnival Sensation next week!