Awesome report! I too am an introvert and it can make socialising a little awkward. I warm up if I've had a drink, but sober me likes to hide out at the beach or the quiet pool to read! Sounds like the hot tub is the place to hang out. I plan on using it a lot.
Great report! We go back for our 4th visit in March. We also leave out of Moline airport!! Curious where you two are from
Two things to add that I forgot. One is being talked about on the Facebook page now. Breakfast at the buffet. The first time we had breakfast we at on the side closest to the quiet pool, and the waiter said both sides were the same. I always found plenty to eat, Meri not so much. We found out on the last day, that the sausage, bacon, and scrambled eggs were on the other side. Duh. The other thing is bathrooms for the sexy pool. I'm not really sure how you call the ones that you are supposed to use sexy pool bathrooms, their a bit of a distance away. It seems it would have made a lot more sense to enclose the pillar that holds up the hot tub, and make that a bathroom. I wouldn't have changed the look that much at all, and the plumbing is right there anyway. Instead the distance to the bathrooms insure that there is plenty of people just using the pool....
Excellent report. You outlined many of the issues and many of the positives! All the rooms with the automatic shades is something that I could see breaking down pretty easily. Most people would prefer manual shades. Andrew