My wife and myself chose this cruise as the date, price, and departure point fitted in with the rest of our holiday plan. We read the reviews before travelling and went with great trepidation as it seemed that our cruise was going to be awful! IT WAS EXCELLENT!!!
Embarkation was fine - we arrived in our inside cabin to find that it was bigger than anything we had experienced on the "high level" cruise lines.
Our first meal was in the buffet - lots of choice and high quality (but the queuing was "difficult" as the other guests had not yet learned the concept of queuing - we were able to improve their manners as the week progressed and also became proficient at showing them that they should wait until we left the lift before they barged in!).