Pros: we had an excellent cabin steward who went over and above to make our vacation carefree.
We signed up for open seating for dinner and happened to be seated at a table by the window with a waitstaff that was the best I’ve ever had (and I’ve been on 10+ cruises). We asked to be seated at the same table for the whole cruise and our request was honored. The food was varied, presented beautifully and tasted great! Our waiter quickly learned our preferences and was able to guide us to dishes we individuals may prefer.
The ship itself was beautiful and a pleasure to be inside.
I was concerned when I realized we were assigned to a cabin midship on a middle floor of cabins. Precious cruises with a cabin located similarly resulted in elevators that were constantly overloaded which ended in many many times using the stairs. Not so on this cruise. The elevators were ample to serve the guests.
If you prefer a cruise with fewer families and children, this is a cruise line for you.
I was impressed with the organized way in which passengers were disembarked for excursions that were bought through the cruise line. Even disembarking when tendered went quickly.
Cons: there wasn’t much scheduled to do during the day. I was looking forward to more activities and that didn’t happen.
Every night there was a game played in an open foyer just outside the show theatre. Crowds would gather for that hour and make passage around it nearly impossible. And there was very little seating so people weee standing 5-7 deep trying to see the game. There are enough people interested in seeing these games that it should be moved to a room with seating so it doesn’t crowd the walkway and everyone can enjoy it.
We like karaoke and we’re grossly disappointed in the karaoke on board the ship. The equipment is antiquated, the staff are not trained how to be KJ’s and there wasn’t enough time devoted so that all who wanted to sing could do so. Karaoke was limited to 1 hour and 15 minutes a few nights of the 11 day cruise. When there are 15-20 people who want to sing...it just isn’t enough time. Add to it the fact that the KJ’s gave preference to one particular singer who regularly got to sing 4 songs while others got none, one or two.