This was our first cruise, and we enjoyed it so much we booked another for next spring as soon as we got back. The ship in general looked great, maybe a few signs of wear, but nothing distracting. The layout was pretty navigable, though we did keep finding new areas throughout the trip. Onto the more specific categories:

Embarkation:A breeze. Granted we got there very early (a little before noon) because our hotel check-out was at 11:00 and we didn't have anything better to do. We had friends show up about an hour later and they didn't seem to have much of a wait either. We were on the Lido having a cocktail by 1:00, since our rooms weren't ready yet.

Cabin: It was an inside cabin, we weren't expecting much. Our room stewardess was great, loved the towel animals. Only complaint is the single electrical outlet. We brought our own alarm clocks since they don't have any in the rooms. Read more