We were with a group of 21 visiting Athens and this short 4 day trip to the Greek islands. My wife and I have done over 25 cruises, mainly Royal Caribbean, Holland, Celebrity and Disney--cruises to Caribbean, eastern and western and southern routes, Med and Baltic cruises. The ship was not that bad. It was an older (1982) former Royal Caribbean ship "Song of Norway". Fastest embarkation ever. We were on the ship in a flash. Luggage went up a moving ramp and on the ship. Cruise left at 1130am so they had to empty the ship and load in a few hours. We even had our luggage before the ship left. Unpacked and ready to go before the standard life boat drill in a few languages. We did not do the drink package, my wife drinks diet coke and we bought it ashore as we went and got ice in the room. Others did the alcoholic package and enjoyed it..no problems with service. Our room attendant Dania was excellent ...always clean after we left and stocked the ice. Great towel animals if you like them. Bring your own washcloths...not many in Europe/Greece hotels. We had 6 islands in 4 days, a very busy trip but got to see many places. Weather was excellent for the trip...it was cold last week but low 70's, mid 50's in am. No rain. Mixture of people on the cruise. A few American school groups, another tour group from Atlanta, Japanese groups, and a few loud school groups from Spain. The Spanish kids liked to drink!! Bar tenders very friendly . Dining--had the buffet on deck 9 and the main dining on deck 4. Typical cruise food. Not bad but not gourmet. Many Greek foods, which was fine, we wanted to try things. Some good , some not. You could sit where you liked at the buffet but seated as you came into the main dining room. Waiters were helpful but sometimes did not understand what you asked. "Woody" spoke excellent English and was a great waiter---his area was toward the back wall in the MDR. Cabin was an outside with square porthole. We were near the front and could hear the noise as we docked early mornings, but we use a "sound machine--white noise".The room was smaller than the newer ships , had two twin beds, some of the luggage fit under the bed, the two big suitcases we put at the end of the beds. Small bathroom with shower curtain, kept clinging to you as you showered. The room reminded us of our very 1st cruise on a smaller ship. There was some gout coming loose on the bathroom floor and you could find rust somewhere on the ship if you looked..but it is an older ship, what do you expect? Crew was very nice overall and said good morning, hello, etc. Cabin attendants very nice and we tipped them more even though it was already included. Say hi to Danny up in the "Horizons " bar---it is the bar overlooking the ship and hard to get to. Danny told me people always thought the captain was up there. For Royal Caribbean cruisers--it is the original 'Viking Crown " lounge . It was full as we came into ports or out. We did not do much entertainment--too busy . Off the ship, did an excursion, back on , then off again about 500, excursion, back on, eat dinner then bed. That was the routine. Glad we did this cruise to be able to see five islands and Turkey--Epheisous(spelling ?) was amazing. We did ship excursions everywhere but Mykonos and Patmos. Excursions got you off the ship first, especially if tendered. You can walk and see Mykonos, Patmos we took a taxi to St Johns. Beware the taxi drivers in Patmos---FAST on windy narrow roads, everyone was scared, even the Spanish kids !! Had to pray when we got out! Other excursions , you met in the Muses lounge and they took you off in groups to the buses. The last day we had to be off the ship by 730, up early , had breakfast , meet with our group and off in a Flash! They do turn over the ship quickly. We had never been on a ship that departs at 1130am and they had the process work like clockwork. Other comments--We really did not have time to enjoy the ship, no days at sea, but for us, it was fine. It was a good way to see the Greek islands...a sampling of the Greek food, so we were happy.