Our group of four (two in their 50's/two in 80's) travelled to Venice to start our cruise. Everything was smooth from the start. Weather was beautiful. We enjoyed dinner most nights with second seating service provided by Gred and Erwin , both professional and very personable stewards. We also enjoyed the one night at each of the specialty restaurants. (Pinnacle/Tamarindo) I forget the names of the staff but all provided exceptional service and the food was excellent.

We did our own things at most stops. Excursion are over priced for what you get. Our favorite stops were Istanbul and Santorini. One note for those readers looking for more of night life , this ship is pretty quiet after 11pm with this demographic . Overall we enjoy a relaxing cruise with our expectations being met and exceeded on most points.