First of all, we are seasoned cruisers here. Have been cruising since before we had kids and had our kids and parents with us since our kids were babies and now fully grown and this is the first time in over 20 years and countless cruises that we have left the ship grateful to be getting off.

Let me start with entering the ship, with every other ship we have cruised on, this is usually an awe-inspiring moment. Usually it is a visually appealing and exciting time. Entrance onto this ship was a let down. You enter right in the middle of the casino and are directed immediately to an already way over crowded buffet upstairs while you wait for your cabin to be ready. Even tho we were there at the beginning of the suggested boarding time, there were already no tables available to sit at and it involved much searching to find a place to wait.

When the cabins were ready, we excitedly entered to be immediately suprised at the layout of the room . Even tho we had seen online how the cabins would be laid out, and had heard the bathrooms were odd, we were still unprepared for just how awkward the whole arrangement was. In addition, there were zero toiletries that we had been used to receiving and the soap and shampoo now is only available thru the dispenser in the shower and above sink. Read more