I have always said that if you do not have a good time on your cruise, then it is your own fault. There is so much to do on a cruise ship and so many places to discover that it always pains me to hear people complain.

This is the attitude that I took with me on this cruise.

Embarkation was painless! I was very impressed with whole process. We got on the ship about 1pm chose to unpack first so that we could explore the ship without worrying about that later. What we didn't realize is when we arrived at the lido at about 3:30 everything would be closed! We found ourselves knocking on the doors until someone agreed cook up a burger for us and for that we should put his name on the comment card. There are very strict hours on the lido deck and if you try to avoid the crowds by eating a little later, then you may end up hungry. Trying to find a table was also a challenge. On several occasions I found myself with my three kids in tow looking for up to 10 minutes for a table to open up. We finally resorted to eating outside on the back deck on loungers. There were never enough staff on the lido deck either, but plenty of managers. We usually had to request our dishes be taken away, and there were no stations for the staff to take the dishes to. So they would stage the dirty dishes on trays at your table. Read more