My wife and myself are fairly experienced cruisers, mainly Celebrity (when we are on our own) and RC (when we are with grand children). This time we were a family group of 6, including 5 year and 7 year old grand daughters.

We booked the cruise many months back, but as this was our first time aboard IOS, leading up to our departure date, we read the many CC reviews and became a little concerned regarding some negative vibes.

However we should not have worried, the total experience was first class and way beyond expectations. Yes, there were minor niggles, such as, the price of bottled water on board, headliners at some shows only average in our opinion, noisy younger pasengers in the corridors at 2 a.m., BUT the ship, the quality of service, the excellence of the Kid's Clubs and so much more, more than compensated. Read more