Royal Caribbean International
Monarch of the Seas Cruise Review
Baja California

JIM C.
Age: 35
Occupation: TECH
Number of Cruises: 5
Sailing Date: January 27th, 2006

FIRST OF ALL, WE MUST KEEP IN MIND THAT “YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR”
WAS THIS A NICE CRUISE YES! WAS IT THE BEST NO!

I PUT A GROUP TOGETHER OF 22 PEOPLE AND EVERYONE PRETTY MUCH HAD A GOOD TIME, BUT IF YOU’RE REAL PICKY. THIS IS NOT THE ONE FOR YOU. SO I’LL KIND OF BREAK IT DOWN:

1) SERVICE - EXCELLENT ALMOST ALL THE WAY AROUND, ALTHOUGHT WHEN I WENT TO BEN & JERRY’S, THE GUY ABSOLUTELY REFUSED TO MAKE MY DRINK WITH ICE CREAM THE WAY I WANTED EVEN IF I PAID FOR IT?! COME ON LOOSEN UP A BIT.

2) ENTERTAIMENT - EVEN THOUGH THE STAGE WAS SMALL ON THIS COMPARED TO OTHERS, THE TALENT LEVEL OF ENTERTAINERS WAS AS GOOD AS ALL I’VE SEEN. WOULD BE NICE TO SEE SOME MORE “CREATIVE” SHOWS. EVERYONE DOES BROADWAY OR MUSICAL REVIEW.

3) FOOD - GOOD, NOT GREAT ALTHOUGH IT COULD REALLY DEPEND ON YOU. DISSAPOINTED THAT THERE WAS NO LOBSTER NIGHT. BUFFET & DINING AREA NEED TO WORK ON FOOD TEMPERATURES. HEARD THAT JADE SUSHI WAS GOOD AND PIZZA TOO.

4) SHIP- DEFINITELY HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS, BUT STILL IMPRESSIVE. MANY PUBLIC RESTROOMS WERE IN DISSARRAY OR OUT OF ORDER, SOME ELEVATORS NOT WORKING.

(TAKE A WEEK & DO MAINTENANCE, PLEASE) MAKE THIS NON-SMOKING TOO. SMELL PERMEATES TOO MANY AREAS

5) ENSENADA - MUCH NICER THAN EXPECTED, DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU EXPECT, BUT THERE WAS SOME GOOD SHOPPING & BUFADORA WAS NICE. (DON’T PAY $29 PP ON THE SHIP TO DO THIS, WALK OFF & THERE ARE COMPANIES THERE TO TAKE YOU FOR $10 PP)

ALL IN ALL A NICE TRIP & I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS FOR 1ST TIME, BUDGET CRUISERS & OR JUST A LONG WEEKEND GOOD VALUE GETAWAY