Although getting to the port from our hotel was a bit overwhelming, (We booked with the cruise line for the hotel and transfers) and waiting for checking in was longer than I had hoped for, after that eveything was great. There were three bus loads of passengers from our hotel, so waiting until all the baggage was loaded, and everyone accounted for, took longer than expected I'm sure. Then when we finally got to the port, one of the gentlemen who guided us, chided us on waitng so long to arrive at the port, even though it was out of our control. But check in itself was very quick and painless. Once we crossed the gangplank, all was forgiven!

On to the cruise...., our cabin steward, Jonel, was wonderful. Really enjoyed the towel animals, especially when he made a special display for our anniversary, two lovely swans and balloons. Plus he took such good care of us, our cabin was always so spotless!

Activities...our favorite, of course, was the Pub Hop with Montse. What a fun, fun time! We made such great friends with all the crawlers and Montse. 'Bloody Mary' was the absolute best! We had so much fun, we begged for, and were granted, a second crawl. And then, we had so much fun we arranged our own 'un-offical' crawl. The Bar Servers, Jason, Bier Garden and Amit, StarBar,(our favorites), the wait staff, just everyone we encountered was so friendly. Always said hello and were so helpful. We also attended a few of the seminars on excursions and shopping, played bingo, met the Senior Staff, and enjoyed some of the shows. "Elements" was awesome! The most elaborate show we have ever seen. Read more