Finished my 3rd Jan cruise and here's my review.
First day ART is quite messy. System was down and they couldn't send the result to tracetogether so had to use their trustone app but result also didn't come in until 45 mins later. Many people were anxious and went back up to get their results which resulted in long queue. Staff didn't really know whether need hardcopy or just the result from trustone app is sufficient which created even more confusion. The ART is done by fullerton health so not Royal's fault. I arrived at Raffles city at 1120 and only left at 1pm!
Once reach marina bay cruise centre, the process was much smoother with no queues and Royal's staff were so professional and efficient that i boarded the ship within 15 mins. Really impress at the efficiency of the check in at cruise centre. Boarded the ship before 2pm and my check in time was 1230pm.
Once boarded, there were already quite a lot of people at windjammer where there is buffet. Food was decent but not a lot of choices on 1st day. Shortly later, there's announcement that room is ready at 2pm.
Before i had my lunch, i booked all the shows, bumper cars also. Managed to choose all the slots i wanted. Booked 1 two70 show featuring Victoria. Was an enjoyable show with good violin skills. Also booked sequins and feathers and soleil du show. There's another headliner show at two70 festuring James Buster which i did not manage to book in the app as they only allow one booking for two70 show. Tried to walk in on 2nd day and had no issues going in. But the show was not very good more suitable if you have kids as the kids seemed to enjoy it.
Overall, not many people on the ship and crowd was manageable although at time after shows and when have live music then will attract some crowd. Food at main dining room is good for dinner definitely must try. I had aged prime rib of beef and steak diane on 1st and 3rd night and both steaks were cooked and seasoned to perfection. Its better than when I had it on my first cruise with RC back in Dec 2019. For windjammer buffet, breakfast is decent with mostly the same items daily and lunch was better on last day with live cut stations of pork knuckles, beef ribs and turkey.