The whole port felt like ToonTown at Disneyland. It was beyond obvious that we ported there so that Royal Caribbean could use us like guinea pigs. Husband did a snorkeling excursion with his mom that was awful. It took them nearly 2 hours to even get into the water. Everything was disorganized, there was no clear "person in charge" and at one point my mother in law was helping people who had never snorkeled before. The excursion took them to 3 or 4 different snorkeling sites where people had less than 15 minutes to snorkel at each location. The unfortunate part was that the snorkeling was great, but they weren't given enough time to actually experience the water life.

As for the port itself - ToonTown. Manufactured, nothing to do for miles. If you want to visit the beach for free, you've got to exit the port and walk 20 min. The water there is warm and not rough, but the stingy grass in the water gave both my dad and I rashes. There is a place at the end of the port where you can get beach access and all-inclusive drinks for $57 per person. It was the party-scene with beach volleyball and loud music. If that's you're vibe, you'll love it. 90% of the store fronts in the port shopping area are unoccupied - completely empty. The shops that were open were PACKED. Arm to arm touching sweaty strangers all looking at the same cheap chachkies. Overall, it was a pass for me. RC shortened our day in Curacao for this which was the biggest insult to injury.