I would like to preface this review by saying that we met two couples on board which made the cruise a success. On another positive note we learned that there was a happy hour at some of the bars 4:30 to 5:30 which was a pleasant surprise for those of us that drank.

.HAL offered bottles of liquor for purchase on board to be consumed in your cabin I asked four times for a list of brands and prices, by the time this information was delivered to the cabin the cruise was half over .

That being said HAL has many more shortcomings. It truly believe that HAL has taken a page out of Carnival,s book and has cut corners creating a substandard cruise line. As an example there was an advertised Italian restaurant. We came to find out that the Italian restaurant was only a small portion cordoned off portion of the Lido buffet area where I Italian food was served for a surcharge. Read more