My husband and I are 52 years old. This was our 9th cruise and we have cruised 5 different cruise lines. We cruise as cheap as you can using CruCon internet site and air miles when possible. I read lots of cruise reviews getting ready and read much wrong information about this cruise. Hopefully this review will be helpful and informative. *CABIN = We book an inside for saving money and great sleep. Our inside cabin on the GEM was very clean, plenty of room for clothes and a nice bathroom. We were on the 10th floor-aft. It turned out to be the perfect location. Cabin steward was okay. Towel animals only 2 nights. TV not big but not too small either. Disappointed that we had to pay for movies in room(only bought 1), also this is first ship with no movie theater. TV could of had more variety but adequate. I read in a review that FOX was the only news show available and that is not true. There are 3 NEWS channels.*FOOD = We ate in the main dining room for dinner and did not pay for any "specialty restaurants". The first day we ate lunch right after getting on the ship in the Grand Pacific and the lunch was not good and we were disappointed even more so when we learned that the lunch menu stayed the same everyday. As it turned out we opted to skip lunch and eat a good breakfast with maybe a light snack and then by dinner we could really enjoy the food without being still full from lunch. I reserved dinner at 6:00 each night and then we went to the 7:30 show. When I would call and make a reservation each night they would say "it is not necessary" but I would anyway and many times others would have to wait and we would be seated immediately. We ate at the buffet for breakfast and thought it was excellent. I had Eggs Benedict each day and the french toast was wonderful! They made special bread just for the french toast. Oh and the bread with dinner is wonderful too -fresh baked and lots of types. I don't want to complain about the food but as the years go by cruise food gets poorer in quality and service gets poorer too when you free style and have prepaid tips and different waiters each night. I remember when the choices were double or triple. Oh well it is a inexpensive way to travel the way we do. I hear the luxury cruises have great food.*BERMUDA = 3 days in beautiful Bermuda. First day we bought the ferry/bus pass for 3 days. Caught the ferry to St.George, WOW World Heritage Site- 400 years occupied by the English. St. Patrick's church, still worshiped in 400 years (give or take a year or 2). St. Catherine's Fort, yes old too. Walked the town for 4 hours and the weather was windy and mild. DAY 2 = Ferry to Hamilton and bus back to Dockyard. Shopping shopping shopping, nice perfume shop that makes their own perfume. Enjoyed walking through the town and looking at all the pretty houses. Caught the bus with lots of school children. DAY 3 = Hung around Dockyard town. Did the clay-works, glass blowing shop and demonstration and rum cake store.We brought our own snorkeling gear for Bermuda's beautiful ocean but the weather was windy-rainy-cooler than normal so didn't swim. Nice clean towns with friendly people. No begging and trying to sell you stuff. 3 ships in Bermuda but did not seem overly crowded. *ENTERTAINMENT = Man from Mars/excellent. Dave Keenan/good one night,not so good one night. Comedy Club/very good. Singers/dancers/good. *MISC = Easy on, easy off. Never trouble finding a place to sit at the buffet. Head Chef visited tables each night in Grand Pacific dining room. There was live music each day at the pool with games. Bad note you had to wait in line for alcohol purchase last evening instead of it being delivered to your room. Oh 1 more important note, Chair HOGS. We did not tolerate them. I would move the towels and sometimes it would be hours later they would show up and I would say "we have been here for hours and you have not". We encouraged others to move towels too instead of empty chairs with people wanting them.ALL AND ALL IT WAS A WONDERFUL CRUISE AND WE WOULD TAKE IT AGAIN IN A MINUTE!