Went on this cruise to basically check out the ship as we were thinking of taking the 20 day cruise in November. Had a deluxe balcony - with the most miniscule balcony, we had to leave our breakfast tray inside while we sat out. Must admit the shower was a little larger than before. The TV on the wall was a different feature, but late at night we could hear the TV quite distinctly from the adjoining room - really annoying.

The ship had no stairs in the middle, and as we make a point of never using elevators this was not in our best interest, although I guess you could say we got lots more exercise.....

We missed our walk around the promenade deck, and although we used the track on the sports deck, it was in full sunlight all the time - not very conducive for walking/jogging. did like the outside weight machines. Read more