Royal Caribbean - Monarch of the Seas Review

So i took a 4 day Royal Carribean Cruise on Monarch of the Seas to the Bahamas recently.  Never having been on a cruise I was a little diappointed.  All my cruise goer friends told me how attended to I would be and how friendly the staff would be but...I did not feel that. 

The cruise itself was smooth, no sea sickness here but things looked dated from the 80 throughout the ship.  The variety of food was smaller thank i expected and not as tastey as everyone raved. 

The service at dinner was poor, at least at our table, at other tables it looked great, so we only attended formal dinner once and ate at the cafe the rest of the time.  Also they seemed to limit meals during the times we were hungry for meals...

The selection of merchandise to but was adequate but the deals weren't too great. 

I did however really enjoy the entertainment on board with great musicals and funny Social Directors.  Also their private Island Coco Kay was great.  Very tropical and convinient with chairs, hammocks, and a ton of activities to choose from.

Overall I would try another cruiseline before booking one with Royal Caribean again. But other people loved it.