We traveled with our two adult children, ages 20 and 23.
EMBARKATION went smoothly. It took about one hour start to finish. When we arrived on board, the first thing I noticed about the ship was how filthy it was. We were on the Upper deck, level 6; the carpet was worn and had huge black stains everywhere. When we got to our room, we found dead bugs everywhere, and there was hair all over my comforter. Out on our deck, there was debris including cigarette butts. Our balcony glass was so dirty we could hardly see out of it, and it remained that way the entire cruise. We noticed in the public areas, when dishes or glasses were cleared off tables, they were not wiped clean. In the dining room, there was dust on the railing where we were seated. On the second day out, my husband accidently dropped a dinner roll under our table, and we left it there purposely to see if it would ever be removed. It was still there on the last night of the cruise! We had a good laugh over that one!
FOOD: The food was very mediocre. Our prime rib on the first formal night was made up almost entirely of fat, and had to be sent back. Desserts were awful. I actually lost four pounds on this cruise! I have to say, though, the pizza on the Lido deck was wonderful, as well as the deli sandwiches. The morning buffet upstairs was average, but the lunch buffet was very good.