I/we have been on several cruises with other cruise lines. With that being said I think we are able to reasonably compare.... My husband and I are both 48, both work full time as blue collar workers. We save our money so we can cruise every second year or so.

Embarkation went smoothly. I believe we were on the ship by 12:30. Luckily our room was ready, we dropped off our carry ons and went to explore and have lunch. One of the first things we noticed was the faint smell of smoke..

Buffet was ok, all week, just ok. we opted to reserve our meals at the three complimentary dining rooms. Because we reserved, we rarely had to wait. But if you waited until the day of, and wanted to eat around 6, you would be out of luck. We would have enjoyed sitting with another couple or another table of people but freestyle dining doesn't seem to lend itself to this. I think out of 6 dinners, we had a good table location twice. Our service was good. But we have concluded that because there are so many customers, the wait staff do not have the time to chit chat with you. It was hard to really form an attachment to any one individual. Only one person really stood out, and she wasn't even at our table. Kentonia, she just introduced herself the first evening, then through the week, would see us and come over and ask how we were doing. She was quite nice! Read more