We chose this cruise mainly for the itinerary which was amazing!! We had never sailed a smaller ship and had read mixed reviews. We had no problem at all with the smaller ship and in fact quite liked it. They staff got to know you and you got to know other people on the ship and it made it much better than feeling like a piece of cattle being herded from one place to another. We had a great time on board as the cruise always had something to do. Granted the crowd was a little older than us but we expected it when we booked this. There aren't too many people our age booking such a long trip especially overseas so we just went in planning to make the best of things. The food was pretty good. The specialty restaurants are definitely better than the regular dining and the ship was clean and tidy. My only issue was that I felt the cruise line did try to nickle and dime us quite a bit. There was a port stop where they charged us for the transfer into town and back and it was $15 for maybe a 3 mile round trip!! Also on a rainy day they tried to sling umbrellas for $20 each!! For the most part we were extremely happy with this ship, itinerary and cruise line. We had an amazing time and took some amazing photos to capture our memories. We would recommend this cruise to anyone looking for an amazing adventure thru Europe. It really gives you a good taste of it all. We booked all of our excursions ourselves and it saved us a ton of money. Some ports we did ourselves with no problems at all. Save your money and book through some reputable companies as the ship rates are outrageous.