Let me preface this with: The crew was friendly and attentive, the ship was spotless, the service was great and the amenities were numerous. This is a great ship for families.

However, this sailing had issues from the moment we embarked. The tide was high and we were about 6 hours late to depart. No big deal - so the port stops were switched. Instead of Freeport then Nassau, we had our Fun Day at Sea, then Nassau...and from there we were at the hands of Mother Nature. Due to a tropical storm, we had to eliminate Freeport completely, so we had another Fun Day at Sea, which was fine by me because my husband and I were there mainly for the ship and not the ports. Especially after Nassau being quite lack-luster. Nassau locals were very pushy and the one shop we did end up bartering with changed their story after we settled on a price and I got into a bit of an argument with the shopkeeper. I overheard them being rude to other potential customers as well. We only spent a few hours in port because we were tired of fending off the local hawkers and constantly saying "NO!". The town was dirty and smelled bad, everything was in repair, under construction or closed. (I am generally very easy to please and eager to see other cultures, but, I was not impressed with what Nassau had to offer.) The restaurants were more expensive than I would have thought as well. Other cruisers that went to Atlantis said it was nice, though expensive, and I am sure an excursion such as snorkeling would have been nice as the ocean is beautiful, but we just wanted to explore the town.

After Nassau, it rained the entire time, so you could hardly walk across the open deck and pool area, let alone go for a swim, and because the weather, the midnight deck party and buffet were canceled. Read more