I'll start off by giving a little background on our group. We were a group of 7: my parents (in their 50s), my sister, brother-in-law, my boyfriend, a good family friend and myself (all in our upper 20s or low 30s). We have been on 5 cruises and we are generally very easy going and like to have a good time.

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Overall, we were happy with the ship even though it wasn't our favorite of the ones we've been on. Dining staff was excellent. Food was good, and the Basa fish dish on the 2nd formal night was excellent. The ports of call are really the highlight of this cruise even though we were disappointed that Dominica was removed from the itinerary. Our best excursions were the Mt. Liamuiga volcano hike with David from Poinciana Tours in St. Kitts and a catamaran sail, snorkel and lunch cruise with Silver Moon in Barbados. We would very likely do this cruise again. There are a lot of Puerto Ricans on board, and we thought it brought a nice flair and a change to the 'usual' cruise clientele. We did not appreciate all of the screaming kids in the hall though. (However, the first week in January is probably not the best time to cruise if kids bother you.) We have always cruised around the Christmas/New Year holidays and have never had huge complaints about unruly children before. Read more