Riviera is a perfect size ship being very easy to get around. Amazingly for it's relatively small size, it boasts a total of 14 musicians (excellent), 11 singers/dancers (all exceptional), and very entertaining shows. The 9:45 show time is perfect to have a pleasant dinner beforehand and not have to rush to see the show.

We found the room, a standard balcony, a bit on the smallish side compared to our last cruise on Windstar´s Star Pride. They could have left out the bath tub, made the bathroom a bit smaller & gained room in the stateroom itself. However, it was really the width of the room that we found a bit restricting.

We were on deck 7 which is just above the lifeboats. It is close enough to the waterline that if the sea is even a bit high, you can't go out on the balcony as you will be hit with spray. Having said that, we used the balcony often, particularly for a bit of reading after being in port for the day Read more