1. Great food in all restaurants. Ate in 4 of the 5 surcharge restaurants and the two free dining rooms. Avoided the buffet as i am not a buffet person. Pool BBQ was not bad but couldnt eat that every day. Food was always hot and well prepared. Some have complained here about the speed - our dinners usually lasted 1.5 to 2.0 hours - but we like longer dinners.

2. Lots of kids, but more teens than ankle biters. Shocked that parents kept the little ones up so late - 2 girls got kicked out (rightfully so!) from the Spinnaker lounge as it was clearly signed and voiced that it was an 18+ event. It was 11:30 pm and these girls were probably 5 and 9. Get a clue, parents. NOt sure why they advertise that kids under i think 3 eat for free at the surcharge restaurants - again, saw many little ones there even at seatings as late as 9pm that really had no business being there.

3. Everything youve read abotu the pool is true. WAY TOO SMALL and impossible to get chairs. HOWever, we always found spots in the Bier Garten which was a great hangout for us to enjoy some buckets. Finally used the pool on the last day in port as we came back to teh ship early (noon) to ensure we would not miss departure (we opted to explore the island on our own). Read more