We booked this cruise on short notice. It was inexpensive ($619 balcony pp) and out of NY which were 2 big items since this was our 3rd cruise this year. Cabin was nice. Ship was clean. There were more kids than we normally see on a cruise, but that was fine. They seemed to be having a great time, and for the most part were being supervised.

We wound up with anytime dining-which we didn't like. Normally, we bond with our wait staff and have great service along with great food. We didn't really have either. Food was ok, not great. Service in the anytime dining room was good one night, and bad the next. Guy's burgers were great. Burrito bar great. Buffet was ok. Couldn't get any berries on the ship-and they ran out of bananas-or so I was told.

The big negative for me was that all the hot tubs were closed the entire trip. The adult pool was cold-and full of people drinking their drinks in the pool. I notice that people drinking in the pool seem to be their for hours, and didn't see anyone running to the toilet.....so I passed on the pool. The good news is- unlike other cruise lines the adult pool had no children in it. Read more