Embarkation - We arrived quite late, but registration was very smooth, something we heartily appreciated as my wife and I were traveling with our 4 young children. Unfortunately, some of our suitcases were covered in mud when they arrived at the cabin.

Public Rooms - Plenty on board, and generally tastefully decorated. The public swimming area has a retractable roof, which comes in handy the first and last days of the cruise when traveling out of / to New York City.

Cabin - We had two adjoining cabins on the upper promenade deck, one for our children, the other for ourselves. The cabins were smaller then we were used to, but they were intelligently laid out which mitigated the cramped feeling. The balconies were much larger than normal, and we were able to open the partition between them which was rather nice. We quickly found the extra balcony length to be a mixed blessing... it extended out from the decks above and was open to falling water each time balconies were cleaned. Having dirty water fall on you several times a day is not a pleasant experience. Read more