Overall we were pleasantly surprised; however, cost cutting was obvious especially with the food services.

First, we really liked the diversity of the passengers - young families, mid-twenties, 50's, and older. They were friendly and outgoing. There was no pretentiousness as you sometimes find on some higher-priced cruises.

This was "really" the only cruise where you could eat anytime. Most other cruise lines make the claim, but they really have "dead zones" during the day. You could tell the cost cutting especially in the dining room. There were three courses with limited sized servings. I'd say the main entrees were equally distributed in terms of quality as excellent, average, and poor. After the third seating, you started seeing the same desserts repeated. Overall, desserts are not their forte. In the Assigned Seating dining, the table service was very good. Read more