My husband and I took my very active 86 yr old mom on a short vacation to unwind from a very busy life. I am not a lover of cruises but as I could not have found more accommodating or pleasant staff members. Everyone from the cabin attendants to the dining room/ bar staff were very helpful and friendly. The food was consistently good and as vegetarians we had enough selections at every venue. We upgraded to a room with a balcony, while my mom had a room with a window on the 9th floor. Both were roomy, with plenty of storage. Worth the price differential. We are not night owls so I cannot comment on the late nite dancing and games. We did take advantage of all of the excursions (and found that it was extremely easy to change tours or skip them with no financial penalties). There were always plenty of chairs at the pool and in the Windjammer. I also had a very relaxing facial. The evening shows were ok- very energetic performers.

The general population was more mature with some children and teens. It was also very international. Many seemed to come in groups so they had friends to "hang out" with. There was also a group of 500 fraternity members plus instructors involved in a course which may have changed the nature of typical cruisers for this ship.

It was not conducive to meeting new people so it is probably more enjoyable to go with friends but we brought our own games and found plenty of tables and chairs to play at. Read more