To start off with some background, my husband and I are 25 and 26 and we are spending these years traveling while I'm still in grad school and no kids are in the picture! I also generally prefer to do my own planning and am more of an independent traveler. I was afraid a cruise to this area wouldn't allow that, but it totally did! It was the perfect way to see the Mediterranean, at least for a first glance. Also a quick tip - we booked 5 months in advance and a couple weeks before I noticed the prices dropped about $800 a person. I called just curious if they could provide an upgrade or credit and to my surprise they upgraded us from inside to balcony! Very impressed with their generosity given that they had no obligation to! For the rest of the review I'll separate things in to categories as best as possible:

I'll leave the comments about the room in the deck plans review! But real quick, the cabin was great, the noise was annoying.

Food: We pretty much only ate dinner on the ship, with the occasional breakfast. We did the buffet for most dinners, but there were also a handful of days we did Windows. The buffet had a decent selection, but that selection didn't seem to change much from day to day. Also, the quality didn't always seem amazing. There was a large amount of fresh fruit and bread though! The Windows dining area was nice and quiet, but it did require slightly formal wear every night. The food at Windows was about on par with other cruises I've been on, maybe slightly lower quality. The Blue Lagoon had really good American type food, but the service wasn't great there. I would have liked to see more pizza and sandwich options overall on the ship. Read more