We selected this cruise because of the 7 islands in seven days. To provide perspective we are not the type of cruiser who focuses on the boat but rather on what ports we will visit. Previously we have sailed on RCCL and NCL.

After arriving Saturday, we boarded the Victory on Sunday at about 1. Because of our cabin we received VIP boarding but because of the poor service in the VIP lounge we would have boarded the ship earlier if we had gone through the normal check in. This was our first experience of the confusion/poor flow design we experienced periodically on our cruise. Also we had to search for a map of the boat and the day's schedule. Considering the time of year there were quite a few teenagers on the cruise.

Ship itself - the ship was going to drydock right after our cruise; however other than carpets and some walls, the ship was in good shape. On the Victory you either eat in the main dining room, buffet or room service. We spent our time in port, in the theatre, on the pool deck or in the lobby bar so we can not comment on much else. We really enjoyed the ampitheatre style pool decks as it allowed you a good view of the deck as well as enough space between chairs. (on our previous cruises they jammed all the loungers together with no space). The layout on the third and fourth deck did confuse me for the first half of the cruise though :) So overall we were happy with the ship. Read more