We chose this cruise despite the poor reviews, based on the personal recommendation of friends who did this cruise last year and because it suited our date/itinerary/duration requirements.
Overall, we thoroughly enjoyed our cruise despite some shortcomings of the cruise line.
Positives: Beautiful Ship. Cabin (& bathroom) was spacious, well appointed with plenty of storage space. Cabin service was very efficient, and cabin was cleaned twice daily, so we always had clean towels etc. Great itinerary although we did not take any ship excursions (we learned on our 1st cruise that ship excursions are generally a rip-off and that doing our own thing was much cheaper and less restrictive).
Starboard, Balcony Cabin Deck 11 midships. Very well appointed, spacious, good location to lifts. Plenty of cupboard & drawer space in cabin & bathroom. Good size bathroom. I loved the fact that I could see outside from the shower (in the mirror with bathroom door open). Everything was in perfect working order. Only small item I can think of was one floor tile in the howler with a hairline crack, otherwise cabin was immaculate!