My first cruise ever (in 2004) was on the Serenade of the Seas out of Boston for a three nighter to Halifax and back. So I jumped at the opportunity to cruise the sister ship of the Serenade. Well, I was not disappointed, but was not overly impressed either.
They had a small outbreak of the Noro virus on the ship so they were cleaning everything, and handing out plates so that they would not be touched by people in the Windjammer. Of course no one can prevent the stupid people on the ship who grab the food with their hands from the buffet. I simply cannot believe that there are people who cannot understand the usage of tongs. But perhaps I hang around smarter people! They also had the hand sanitizers whenever you entered any eating place.
Here are the positives:
Nice Cabin. Has a little bigger balcony. The balcony is indented into the ship so it is protected from the wind and rain which makes it a nice place to sit even when the weather is bad. I left the door open at night to get nice outside air when we were moving.