This was my first cruise (for approximately $1600.00) and I must say, I expected considerably better. The son of one of our friends was getting married on the ship. We were invited to the wedding, and decided to stay for the cruise to Key West and Cozumel. The wedding was lovely and the wedding reception following, a lot of fun. The food at the wedding reception was quite good as well, and I expected that the food for the duration of the cruise would be even better. I was very wrong. In fact, the food served at the wedding reception was the only decent meal we had while on board the ship. With respect to the food, I have one general comment: very bland and served at an incorrect temperature. With omelettes being the exception, the breakfast offerings were served at room temperature (Salmon Benedict and hash browns as an example) while others were served barely warm (grits). The coffee was positively dreadful, and the coffee purchased at the coffee bar, not much of an improvement. Dinner was fairly lackluster. I've had better meals at the local Piccadilly cafeteria. The meals served aboard the Victory make Longhorn and Bonefish look like five star dining venues. At any rate, I really enjoyed Key West and Cozumel. Luckily, we had phenomenal food at both of those destinations and many enjoyable activities. Our accommodations aboard the ship would have been fine if it were not for the potheads in the cabin next to ours, smoking joints on their balcony and playing loud music at all hours of the night. Why they drew such attention to themselves is beyond me. Armed law enforcement officers came for them, once we were back in Miami (I don't know why they waited so long). I really believe these idiots were responsible for our debarkation running 2.5 hours behind schedule. Oh well. Our room, although obviously aging (tears in the curtains and broken plastic venting over the lights) was kept very clean and tidy. Every evening, our cabin steward had towel creations waiting for us. I was really impressed with the gym onboard the ship. Lots of nice equipment, and a great view of the ocean while working out. I also loved the Alchemy Bar. All the drinks were made with fresh ingredients. Thanks to all the Cruise Critic members that have provided the recipes for these drinks on this forum. Wouldn't you know it, the only drink that I cannot find the recipe for is The Remedy. That was my favorite Alchemy drink, and I keep experimenting with the proportions on the ingredients, and still cannot get it right. I thoroughly enjoyed the entertainment. While on the ship, I was able to attend a couple of musical renditions (very talented performers), and a couple of comedy skits. All were quite good. I do not think that I will ever take a Carnival cruise again, and certainly, not on the Victory. I look forward to cruising on either Royal Caribbean or Princess in the future.