We are from Ohio so given uncertainty about the weather, we arrived Sat and stayed at the Hyatt Summerfield. Very nice hotel. They provided transportation to the port at $8.00pp. There was a shopping center across the street which we made use of Sun morning to pick up a few items. Check in was swift and once onboard I was surprised that we were able to go directly to our cabin! I had originally booked an obstructed view cabin (just so we would have an outside view and daylight) but was surprised just before sailing to have been upgraded to a veranda room! What a nice surprise! Our cabin stewards were Rachmat and Farley and they were both so nice and accommodating! I was less than thrilled to learn of no irons on the ship (safety reasons they said) so there was unlimited pressing for $28.00 which I used but just the one time. No coffee maker in room either so we quickly learned to fill out our breakfast snack sheet and put it out the night before. We would have coffee, yogurt, croissants, and fresh fruit and then go to the Lido for eggs benedict a little later!

We loved the meals and their quality especially the Rembrandt Dining Room (main dining). We chose the 5:30 seating and that worked well for us. The choices were the level of any 4 star restaurant in my opinion. We had our own formal night in the Pinnacle Grill the night they turned it into Le Cirque. This is a beautiful restaurant!

We went to the spa/gym for a drawing for free treatments and it was there that we learned of the Thermal Spa for a cost of $199 per couple. This was open to only 40 couples per cruise and consisted of heated ceramic lounges with tranquil music and running water(so relaxing!)steam room,dry sauna, and the hydrotherapy pool. We really enjoyed this. The casino was nice and it took some of our money! We had fun while losing though! Read more