We left out of Baltimore (it's an hour drive for us) and there's nothing to be done that could make that any better. From the time we arrived at the port to the time we were on the ship was about 30 minutes. Our cabin was as I expected it to be; certainly not large but roomy enough for the two of us. There was plenty of storage space but the bathroom was small (would it really hurt to give 6 more inches of space in the bathroom?). Our cabin steward was less than stellar, however. Didn't even leave her card with her name and contact number until the last day of the cruise! And, one day we even found her cleaning rag in with some of our personal belongings that we had stored in the nightstand. There was nothing in there of value (we locked up those items in the safe) but still you don't like to think that someone is going through your stuff.

The onboard entertainment was really good, we liked it all - the music (everything from modern to 50s, 60s, 70s, even Big Band), the shows, the comedians, everything was quite enjoyable and our cruise director was wonderful. We definitely felt that the entertainment on this ship was the best of any of the cruises we had been on.

My one complaint about some of the onboard activities is that they are all sales pitches. For example, we went to a cooking demonstration and it wasn't really a cooking demo but a means of trying to get you to go to one of their signature restaurants. And, the galley tour (which I did enjoy), was a way for them to promote their cookbook. They even had our waitress (who was wonderful) try to get us to buy the cookbook and pay for a special brunch. I paid for the cruise, I don't want to be bombarded with sales pitches constantly. That was a bit annoying. Read more