This was the first cruise my husband and I had ever taken. We were hooked from day one. This was also our first vacation without any of our 4 children with us (we've been married 29 years.) Hard to believe we never left our children behind. Anyway, to say this was the best vacation ever is an understatement. Everyone couldn't have been nicer. From our waiters who remembered who we were every night and had our drinks waiting for us on our table. Our room steward who kept our room immaculate. The shows were outstanding. Our excursions were awesome. We swam with the stingrays in Antigua. A first for me. As I'm somewhat of a chicken. We met some really nice people at dinner who have become good friends. We are cruising with them again in Feb 2015.