We arrived from Australia at 7 am. Port storage held our luggage until we could embark, so we went for a walk for an early coffee. Embarkation was quite well organised considering the number of guests to be accommodated. Room on deck 9 balcony was fine, clean and well serviced, but small. Sip was always clean and tidy.

Entertainment was varied and some was entertaining, the dancers were good as was the comic. The quizzes etc were suited to Americans only. Not much in the way of presenatations of the history of the islands.

There was a big push for spending more money, on restaurants, art works, Luau, jewelry. The music in all the public areas is irritating when it is played continuously. The food was of poor standard, highly sweetened or fatty and not apppealingly presented. The buffets seemed to close at all the wrong times. Not much variety, especially at lunch and breakfast. Read more