We are frequent cruisers (4-5 per year) and this was our first adventure on this line and with a smaller ship. Total capacity was 680, but only 460 joined us with 400 crew members. The service was superb!
Getting onboard was a snap. We drove to the cruise terminal in Miami (# 12) and parked across the street and we were onboard in half the time of the other cruise ships we have been with. Also getting off was a snap and we were in our car within 15 minutes.
This ship bills itself as providing "Affordable luxury" which we think is correct. The ship was very luxuriously adorned and the food was far superior to anything we have seen. This in part was due to the 2 specialty restaurants "Polo Grill" and the "Toscana" which served a variety of steaks, fish, pasta and other dishes. If you elected to eat in the Terrace Grill (Buffet) you will never have to serve yourself or get a drink. Ever. As a result, the food in the buffet never looked picked over and was always fresh. This is by far the best food experience that we ever have had on a cruise ship.