The Cruise: This was a 15 day round trip from Los Angeles to Hawaii. There are four at sea days each way. I had not done this cruise before. It appealed to us because we would not have to fly anywhere (we live in the L.A. area) and we have always loved at sea days in the past. I had heard from others who had done this cruise that the first day out of L.A. would be cool, but then it would warm up and we could enjoy our balcony. As it turned out, temperature was not the issue. It was wind and sea spray that kept us off our balcony for 6 of 8 of those at sea days (see The Sea below). The good news is that the weather was beautiful once we reached Hawaii and we made all of our ports, which is not so easy in Hawaii. We have decided that we won't be doing this cruise again. At Sea days are great as long as you can relax on your balcony, not so great under Gale conditions.
The Ship: The ship was beautiful. Everywhere I went service was excellent. We usually don't go to shows, or get involved with activities, so I have no opinion on entertainment. We never went to the casino
Our Cabin: We had a regular balcony room on the forward section of the Emerald Deck. I love the Emerald Deck, the balconies are covered so no one looks down on us, and we don't look down on other people as well.