We were so pleased with this cruise. Let me start off with the ship. It was quite nice, smaller than alot of these new mega ships. I really liked the size, it was a more friendly atmosphere. Our room was on deck 3 inside cabin( I think the room was 3635), it was huge! We were right under the dining room so at night it was a little noisy but I loved having some room to move around. The pool area on this cruise is adorable. The solarium is gorgeous, and empty most of the time.

The staff is what really makes this ship. What a crew!!! The nicest most welcoming people I have seen on ship in a long time. The cruise director Ricky is just wonderful. Gets right out there with the cruisers, dancing at the parties and interacting with you like you are one of his best friends. The comedian was so funny, I wish he had a show every night! I was actually tearing up the last night of the cruise, because I really didn't want the cruise to end. I didn't want to leave these wonderful people! The head waiter or Matre D ( I am not sure which he was ) Stopped by every night, greeted us as we walked in to the restaurants. He was so friendly and helpful. Very attentive. I am only used to seeing these guys on the first and last night. This guy remembered you, stopped to ask you about your day at port, such a nice guy! Our servers were very nice, but our asst. server felt like family, she was crying when we left the last night.

The food, was pretty good. The dining room meals each night were very good, the desserts were not so good. They do need some work on the desserts. The buffets are very expansive and a little too fancy, I would have liked some more basic everyday choices. Breakfast was the best buffet, The pancakes are wonderful. Read more