Almost the final word on the stateroom 8548, The Vision of the Seas.

Larger than average, category JS,junior suite.If there is one memory that will haunt me for ever,it is that the stateroom was noisy,noisy,noisy.The infernal banging above started at 7 in the morning and continued well into the night.Situated under a cantilevered whirlpool [ it extends over the side of a cruise ship] some noise was to be expected and some noise would not have bothered me in the least. But this was not some noise, this was perpetual loud banging,heavy thuds frightening the life out of me,expecting something massive to come through the ceiling on the top of me.There were items being dragged,moved about all day,every day.When I booked the stateroom I was not told it was under a pool area.Paying a premium price for a junior suite, the noise was unacceptable and the stateroom should be re-classified and re-priced.It is not only very noisy,it is also plain and ugly,with the most awful furnishings.The coffee maker is an accident waiting to happen,very dangerous to use,it has no place on any cruise ship.The bed though large, was uncomfortable. The Vision of the Seas was built in 1998 and somewhat refurbished four years ago.It needs a total and complete make-over,including new menu.The most unpalatable part of the ship was the dirty,smelly self-service restaurant on the 9th floor,the Windjammer. The internet packages should never be sold when cruising in the Gulf.There is apparently a constant problem with the signal in the area,as I had found out too late. [I had bought a package,then had a great difficulty using the internet]. Why then are they offering the wi-fi? The Independence of the Seas, the Vision's sister ship, is MY sister's absolute favourite.She even prefers it to the Celebrity Eclipse, one of my three preferred cruisers [the other two being the P & O Oceana and the Cunard Queen Victoria].So The Royal Caribbean know what is good and what isn't. And their good can be wonderful. But the Vision is a great disappointment.