Well, I read the reviews before I went on this ship, we departed 24/01, and I must say I was very concerned with all the negative feed back that I had read, to the point that we thought ' What have we got ourselves into", as we paid quite a lot of money for our suite. But I have to say, that for the last five days and nights my wife and I and 40 other friends who had a mixture of Balcony and Inside cabins, just had the most wonderfull time and experience.

The food in the Main Dining room was on par with any other cruise lines , as was the service. although they have no longer a buffet style eating arrangement, The Pantry served decent food that was tasty and enjoyable.The 2 other option restaurants, The Dragon Lady and Angelos served very creative food and it was included in your fare. You couldnt ask for more.

The only restaurant on the Aria that had a surcharge was SALT, a Luke Mangan restaurant , but for the small outlay of $49.00 , you got a $100 meal. Read more