First, let me say that we had a great time on this cruise. We were drawn by the itinerary, which was unusual, and, as frequent cruisers, we are running out of new ports to visit.

This ship is OLD, and it shows everywhere. On the other hand, it feels like a ship, not like a small city. While it has a fiercely loyal repeat clientele, I'm not sure we will be counted among them (unless it's a great itinerary, of course). Rust is apparent in many places, carpets from hallways to public spaces meet but don't match, our stateroom bureau was beat up, and the beds, while comfortable, were not new. The bathroom door, an unusual sliding affair, did not work properly, and we spent the whole two weeks dealing with it. The show lounge was so cramped you were only able to get two people around a table for four.

Our stateroom was the smallest we have had on 14 cruises. If I was sitting at the bureau, my husband had to do an agile flip/roll across the bed to get to the other side of the room, as there was ZERO space. In order to stow our two suitcases, we had to pull out he sofa and put them behind it. This made a small cabin even smaller. On the other hand, the walk-in closet was a nice surprise, and there was plenty of room for both hanging and folded clothes. Read more