First, the good. The ship is, for the most part, a pleasant ship. The staff are, for the most part, friendly. Most of the entertainment and food was very good. Our room steward was great. Overall, I had a good time. I would not say a "great" time, though, and the following critique is mostly what I did not like about the cruise.

** Crowd Control **

It is hard for me to believe they designed this ship with Freestyle Dining in mind. There is no more room in front of the main dining room than there is between any of the elevators and staircases on any other floor in the ship. We stayed on the 8th floor, and each time we walked down to the 7th floor for dinner at Grand Pacific, we had to carefully step over an electric cord they strung across the stairs for a stand where you give your stateroom number and number of guests, and they either let you in or give you a beeper. You cannot even make a reservation to eat at Grand Pacific at a particular time; I don't see why not. Read more