Having travelled on Eclipse before and the sister ship Equinox we thought we knew what to expect. We were wrong - especially with regard to entertainment and staff involvement. The cabin & food were excellent, the crew worked very hard and facilities were pretty much the same, but we felt that overall standards had slipped.
The entertainment in the theatre was very poor on several nights- especially Kimika and Noel Brodie - both typical working mens club acts. Thank god for the ships dancers who were excellent.
The entertainment director Ian was very poor- as bad as his jokes. He seemed to make no attempt to interact with the passengers. We had bad weather for most of the cruise meaning that on deck activities were very limited - little was done by the entertainment team to offer more inside the ship to compensate. In the evenings Ian and his team only seemed to belong to the theatre and didn't join in much or encourage passengers to dance etc.
Cabin 6193 port side midshipsGood position on ship as near to everything.Restricted view means in this case that if you sit down on the balcony chairs you are looking at the top section of a lifeboat not the view. Not a problem if you are standing, though the very top does intrude into all your photos even if standing.