I must admit that I have never seen a cruise that creates such a difference of opinions. Having read a number of reviews, I sometimes wonder if we were on the same ship!

We were on the cruise that left on 27 July. At that time, a hurricane was heading towards the Hawaiian islands. I was extremely concerned that we were going to be cruising in the middle of the hurricane. I enquired about the storm upon embarkation, but the staff there didn't know much about it, so I remained nervous. We set sail and arrived in Maui the next day. Early that morning, the captain announced that we would only have one day in Maui instead of two as we had to sail at 11.00pm that night to avoid the storm. We spent the next day at sea and totally avoided any bad weather. I must congratulate the captain and crew for putting safety first at all times. The crew did a great job of trying to keep everyone entertained for the day on board which was not scheduled. Considering the cruise was full and it was school holidays, it turned out to be a fun day. The next day we resumed the itinerary.

Our balcony cabin was small but adequate - the only comment I would make is that the cabin steward was rather terse and unfriendly, but he did the job. I found the public areas to be in good condition. We mainly ate in the Liberty restaurant and found that perfectly fine. I thought the charges for the specialty restaurants were quite high. We normally don't go to the shows as I find they are on at inconvenient times when we like to eat, so I can't comment on the quality. We very much enjoyed a quiet drink in the Nappa Wine Bar and the entertainment in Pink's Champagne Lounge. Read more