Must preface this very positive review with the fact that the ship was only about 80% full on this September 8th cruise to Bermuda. None of the complaints about lines, too few deck chairs or difficulty getting reservations applied on this cruise the first week after school started. If you don't want scads of kids around,choose this time to go to Bermuda. Weather was still lovely for most of the cruise although we did miss a day in Bermuda due to a tropical storm closing the harbor. Never heard any real complaints about this - everyone realized you can't control the weather and the ship stayed in relatively calm sunny waters until the harbor opened. We had to change a privately scheduled tee time at Port Royal Golf course and the desk staff made the call for us at no charge. Couldn't have been nicer. Note: the golf course was just beautiful and making a 3:00 tee time cut $140 off the cost for the two of us and still allowed plenty of time to play the round.

Our midship balcony cabin was more than adequate for 2 people. Yes, it would have been a little tight for four, but there was plenty of storage (golf clubs even fit in the closet) a large comfortable bed and lovely functional bathroom. At the $950 each we paid (with some on board credit thrown in as well) it was well worth the price.

We ate at Le Bistro the first night avoiding any possible crowds and enjoying the free bottle of wine with a lovely dinner. Tried La Cucina later in the cruise and also enjoyed our meal. One night we ate in Savor, perfectly fine and the others in Manhattan where we enjoyed the dance band during dinner most nights. Overall the food was good, with the appetizers and soup being especially good. One bad steak one night. Think about what you order. A place that is feeding thousands at a time isn't going to do as good a job on dishes that take individual attention as it will on things like prime rib. We skipped the breakfast buffet most mornings and ate in the dining room. Why not be served on table clothes with a pot of coffee brought to your table in the morning? You're at sea and don't have to be anywhere. We did have breakfast in the Garden Buffet two mornings and found numerous, well prepared choices. We generally skipped lunch (how much can you eat in one day?), but hit the buffet for ice cream and maybe a slice of pizza in the afternoon. Read more