A bit of background: we selected this ship based on my previous experience on the Ryndam five years ago to Alaska. This is my fifth cruise, my fiancees second. Were both in our early forties, and have no problems entertaining ourselves, despite the fact that I'm an early riser and he's a nightowl.

Travel and Embarkation  We had challenges with our airline changing our flight at the last minute, cutting it far too close for us in terms of allowing time to get to the pier. Thank goodness for Uptown Transit and the town car we reserved, who were waiting on our delayed plane and got us there in the nick of time. It was worth every penny we spent, which wasnt much more than the transfers offered by the cruise line. As it was about 2:30 by the time we arrived at the dock, there was no wait to check in, and with express documents in hand was at our cabin in about fifteen minutes.

Cabin: 7115  interior towards the aft. Nice use of space to allow for storage (three closets, drawers under the beds, three plugs at the desk/vanity). The bed was very comfy, and the sheets were downy soft. Our cabin steward was so efficient that we never caught his name  we only saw him in the hallways as we were to-ing and fro-ing! The position of the cabin is also conducive to quick hops to the Lido for meals  nice, as the room really didnt have enough space to make use of room service, unless one wanted to eat on the bed. For us, this wasnt an issue at all; we wanted to be up on deck to see the views, anyway. Read more