We paid around $500 Cdn (incl the $11.50 tip per day) for this cruise and for that price, it was a good cruise overall. Some keys takeaways:

Pinnacle Steakhouse - Well worth the $35 per person fee! I was hesitant at first about paying extra when I could eat at the main dining room for free, but the steakhouse dinner was honestly the highlight of our cruise! There is a huge difference between the quality/size of the steaks and lobster served at the steakhouse vs. what was served in the main dining room. The $35 covers 2 appetizers, 1 salad, 1 entree, 1 dessert, and the waiter's gratuities. We did not know that the gratuities were included and ended up tipping an extra 15% on top of that....oh well, lesson learned for next time! Best to make a reservation on night #1 of the cruise in order to take advantage of the free bottle of wine!

Food Highlights - Night 2: Lobster, Night 6: Oysters Rockefeller, Night 7: Escargot in Garlic Butter. There was also multiple nights with prime rib steak and lamb shank. Overall, the food in the main dining room was very good. We did "my time dining" - a piece of advice is to go early for dinner when the dining room opens at 5:45pm. There was a line-up already everyday at that time. If you go after 6:30pm, the line-up to get a table will be very long and the service inside very very slow! We typically sat down by 6pm and were out of there by 7:30pm, enough time to freshen up and make it to the 8:30pm showtimes. Read more