Let's be honest. I did not pick the ship for my cruise. It was part of a package with an itinerary that we liked. In looking at the ship we saw that it was only 5 years old, was rated about average by former passengers and had some issues associated with a mixture of passenger cultural backgrounds. Well in summary, it's the first and last time I would use this cruise line.

The ship itself is very pretty and clean. the embarkation procedure was typically cumbersome but the disembarkation was smooth.

At this point I will just ramble through the items on my list worth mentioning. Read more