Our group consisted of 5 couples--ages 39-50, some had cruised before, some had never cruised. In a nutshell....We LOVED this cruise: the ship, the ports, the number of sea days...in fact, we have all booked again for next year. We were concerned about the size of the ship thinking things might be crowded. The only time you really notice that there are 3500 people on board is when getting tendered off at CocoCay and also when trying to find a chair by the pool on the sea days. It is possible, but you might have to search for awhile!

We tried the Promenade cabins this trip: the inside cabins with windows looking into the Promenade of the ship. This was a great place to watch the parades down the Promenade--no searching for a space--you have your own seat in your cabin. You did have to be careful though in making sure that your curtain was closed before you got undressed, otherwise, the people in the cabin across the Promenade got a free show!! Our cabin steward was great--and left us a nice towel animal every night!

The 3 story dining room was just beautiful--we had the best server: Joel and assistant Dorcus. Some reviews have noted that the food on board is just okay--but we all disagreed, we felt that the food and the service was great! Most of the group tried one of the speciality restaurants and those both got rave reviews despite of the surcharge added to your bill. My husband also liked Jade--the sushi bar. Read more