I signed up for this cruise at the last minute just to get away and relax and get some long overdue sleep. I wanted to cruise, read, eat some good food, work out, swim and not have to worry about anything. Left darling hubby at home to watch the dog!

Embarkation was very smooth, and found myself on the lido deck within 30 minutes after dropping my bags in my much bigger than expected room. Found a place on the back of the ship to enjoy sail away. Why why why did they have the music painfully loud??? Signed up for three bottle wine deal which was pretty good, but just know that you can't get the wine except at dinner, so if you want a glass earlier, you are out of luck.

Took a nap in my very quiet room, then off to late dinner and meet some great folks at my table. Didn't feel awkward at all being solo. Went to adult comedy which was very funny the off to bed. Read more