Embarkation: We were three hours late for embarkation, due to mechanical failure on one of our flights. We called the emergency number located in our cruise documents and to our suprise were told not to worry, ship is also delayed and wont be leaving port until midnight. Lucky for us. When we got to the port, embarkation was easy, we were told Atlantica never leaves port on time and they were still waiting for over 200 guests.

Food: Food was okay, not the best, but we didn't starve. The buffet was typical, breakfast was redundant, but many selections. Lunches were good. Dinner at the main restaurant was also good, but took a while being five courses long, not so good for our 4 and 6 year old. Dinner service was great.Srver accomodated all kinds of requests for us. If you have young kids stay away from the kids menu and order of the regular selections. When we finally found the Tuscan resaurant on board (indicated in our newsletter as open seating for dinner) we found out that it was actually called Club Atlantica, required reservations and a surcharge of 33 dollars per person. Room service also came with a$7 per person charge. Not a big deal, but we were told room service would be included.

Furnishings: Ship was beautiful, cabin was also nice. Mattress and pillows were just about unbearable, but our 4 and 6 year old loved the bunks.Ship and room were clean. Read more