Harpo's view was right on but we had a slightly different view. This was our first transatlantic cruise and we can't think of a more civilized way of returning home; that is, until the chaos on disembarkation in Fort Lauderdale, which was simply inexcusable. In addition to the long lines that Harpo described, we had made the mistake of buying transfer to the airport, having experienced long taxi lines in the past. When we finally cleared customs - an hour after hitting the pier - the line for the bus was a disorganized crowd and, with no bus in sight, we grabbed a taxi (the fare is less that $15) and wrote off the prepaid transfer.

We have a slightly different view on the efforts to contain the virus. We like the fact that passengers were not allowed to touch the food in the Oceanview Cafe and were willing to endure slight delays. Staff was very helpful and we have seen too many passengers (and not just kids) on other cruises touch food and then return it to the serving dish.

At the suggestion of our travel agent, we opted for Aqua Class so our dining room experience was rather different - on repositioning cruises, it's a real bargain. That gave us access to BLU, the dining room reserved for Aqua Class and suite passengers. The food at dinner in BLU rivaled four star restaurants in both quality and presentation and the service was exceptional. Seating in BLU is open (another plus) so, by halfway through the cruise, we knew virtually all of the servers and they knew us. Inexplicably, while the service in BLU is just as good at breakfast, the food was inferior to the Oceanview Cafe and the selection was more limited - no oatmeal? So we opted for room service or the Cafe on all but disembarkation day. Read more