Our cruise was truly a yin/yang sort of thing. The first six days were great (the yin) but on Friday, the last day of the cruise, we BOTH got sick (the yang). The wife caught an intestinal flu, and I caught a upper respiratory flu with horrific sinus infection. The wife recovered after several days, but it took me over a month to get better, which is why this review is so late.

We stayed in cabin 11006, a suite. This was our first suite "experience", and we will definitely book a suite when we cruise from now on. The room was huge by cruise ship standards, about the size of an average hotel room. It had a very comfy king bed, a huge deck, a wonderful coffee maker and plenty of storage for our junk. Suitcases all went under the bed. The cabin was exceptionally quiet. We never heard anything from adjoining cabins.

We never met our room steward, but our butler, Mark, was great. He was friendly and available, and took care of us whenever we had a question or problem (the coffeemaker was cantankerous until you learned its quirks). Read more