I sailed from April 17 through April 24th, 2010. I have been on many cruises before and am happy to say that I have never encountered such substandard food, amateurish entertainment, bad staff attitudes, lack of shipboard activities and bad poolside service as I have with this one.
My biggest concern is the lack of safety on the ship. We were docked in Bermuda when I observed a lifeboat drill. All 13 boats were should have ended in the water but the crew couldn't do it. Despite the frustrated captain only one boat ended up in the water.
One of the things most people look forward to on a cruise is the food. Not on this cruise, although they made me appreciate my own cooking. Not only was the selection of food poor, it was prepared badly. The lack of quality of this food was apparent. When one orders a container of milk from room service and gets one stamped 5 days after the expiration date, it doesn't inspire confidence. I don't believe the filet mignon served on the second gala night was filet mignon. I know it gave my husband food poisoning. Our dining experience was as disappointing as the food. We started out in the downstairs dining room. We never got water without requesting it at least 3 times and our food came out at different times. Our waiter had no assistant. We got so fed up we requested a dining room change. The service was better in the upstairs dining room. If I am going to be served substandard food, at least the service should be decent.