This is was my 12th (or was it 15th?) cruise, my first out of Ft. Lauderdale. My main compliant was their dining room service and dining reservations, but more on that later!

Embarkation: Since are VIFP, we got on the ship in 15 minutes, it was a breeze.. Headed straight to the bar to buy the boys (12 and 17 years old) their soda cards and my husband his bar card. The Cheers Program costs about $500 for the 8 days and you get 15 drinks under $10 in a 24 hour period. Yes, we shared, no way once person can drink 15 drinks in a day every day!!! We went to the lido deck where the lines were already ridiculously long, especially with the Mongolian food,. We settled on the deli, and were surprised how small it was, but the selection was great.

Days at Sea: I am a trivia buff and was presently surprised with the wide variety of trivia offered..Every thing from The Beatles, the NHL, Harry Potter, NBA Playoffs..etc. This was a pleasant change from your "What is the capital of France?" trivias on other cruises. I was disappointed in the Serenity Deck, it wasnt very "serene", but rather loud, full of groups of people talking loudly and loud music playing. The "adult pool" was an anthropology/sociology lesson in and of it self, full of people in a middle aged singles group grouping each other and getting super drunk..EWWWW.. Tried to take in a show, but they were so cheesey we left after 5 minuts. Watching dancers in Beatles hairstyle wigs, was too uncomfortable.. Read more