My Wife and I booked this cruise during one of RCI's BOGO 50% off sales, and it was only about $1400 for both of us. This was our 2nd cruise, with our first being on Allure of the Seas, and we knew going in that this ship was going to be a lot smaller. Everything leading up to boarding, as well as boarding the ship was very smooth, and was only running about 5-10 minutes behind the advertised boarding time. Everyone at the pier in Tampa was friendly and it all seemed very organized.

The ship itself being 18 years old is in great condition. It was recently updated in 2014, adding several restaurants, touch screen monitors, flat screen TV's in state rooms, among other things. It does appear quite dated in some areas that were not updated. The state room furniture was very 1990's style, as was much of the décor around the ship. All of the railings (stainless steel and wood) were in very good condition, and maintained regularly. Most of the wood railings on the pool deck were all refinished while in Port on those days. The ship itself is very clean.

State rooms were available just shortly after 1:00 PM, and we found our stateroom to be neat, clean, and had everything that we needed to get started inside of it. Our luggage arrived somewhere between 3:00-4:00 PM, and was delivered straight into our room. Our room attendant, Cheryl was very welcoming and very sweet. She was always asking if we needed something or she could help us out with anything. Read more