Due to the mixed, and not too great reviews, we expected very little. Boy, were we pleasantly surprised! The ship is simply gorgeous. The public areas are well spaced, well lit, and well used. Our balcony cabin was clean, and big enough to be comfortable in - good closet space, and great room darkening curtains. The food was good and plentiful. The help in the dining room were not always English proficient, making for some interesting games of charades.

On many days, the search for a lounge chair - not in the sun- was nearly impossible. Though the policy of the ship is to remove towels after 1/2 hour of non-use, that is rarely done.

The best features of this ship are (1) the music venues available every evening. Lots of choices, all well done in all the lounges and (2) the high energy shows every night in the theater. Read more