We chose this cruise because it was the only one to start and stop in Honolulu and we had the opportunity to see many islands. Our first impression of the ship was that it was very elegant looking. But beneath the façade is a ship that's in ill repair, without enough staffing, or without enough staff that cares.

I am guessing they already know that reviews would not be good for this ship because for the first time ever, we were not given any opportunity to review our experience.

We had an aft facing cabin with a door that stuck to the point where you had to almost break it to get in or out of the room. We reported this to our cabin steward twice during the cruise. He said he would take care of it. He did not. We had several other broken things in the room like the drawers that wouldn't close. Again, nothing. Given the amount of rust on the balcony, I'm amazed it didn't fall in. Read more