This cruise was part of a package so I didn't really choose it. After purchasing the package, I looked on Cruise critic and saw poor reviews, which made me a little nervous. However, I found the ship to be in nice condition and my room, while tiny, was spotless and comfortable. Both the formal dining room and the informal the face style dining room served very good food with a lot of choices fresh and nicely prepared. I don't know much about authentic Greek food, but was pleased with the variety, presentation, and quality. There were two swimming pools on the boat, but the weather was a little too chilly for me to use them. Many people did though, I guess it depends on what you are used to. The "Las Vegas style" entertainment was embarrassing. There were some piano duos who were talented, though. I did not care for the dining in the formal room, because they wanted to seat you in some kind of order determined by the maître d'. I preferred the informal dining room where I could choose my table and table mates. However, about halfway through the 5-day cruise, they closed the informal dining room; that was a bit disappointing. Disembarking and re-embarking at all the ports of call was quick and efficient. One last minor detail: my cabin was on a deck that was only partial the length of the boat. Because of that, only certain elevators and stairs accessed it. It took me most of the trip to figure out how to get around the boat and back to my cabin without getting lost. In the "check box" reviews below, some of the items I had no opinion about or had not used; I did not want to give a poor review so I marked them average.