After reading the negative reviews you do start to wonder. But I must say this was a great cruise. We where not sure about 11 days, but it was so nice to have two sea days to get to know the ship and then six busy days in ports , followed by two more days to rest. I really like the smaller ships, it was very easy to navigate and to get to shows and activities without rushing with crowds of people. With the smaller ships you also get to know people on board, other passengers, and that was really nice. We enjoyed the shows(they may not be the best in the fleet) but the spirit they put into them is well deserving of praise. The orchestra was fantastic. I really liked the CD Carly and her assistant Grant (especially Grants Scottish dance class, it was so funny and a good time was had by all. We enjoyed the food and Vladimir and Dina in the dinning room where excellent. We have never been big fans of the Windjammer, but this time we would venture in every night at six just to see what they had(we had a late seating for dinner)and I must say it was fantastic. A different corner of special food every night, and sometimes better than the main dinning room. I must praise all of the hard working staff who continue to smile and serve us to make our vacation the best. Thank you