This was the first cruise for my wife and I, and we had the time of our life. Our stateroom was excellent. Our porter took excellent care of all our needs. The view was awesome. If you can, choose a deck above deck 7 so your view is above the life boats. I recommend that you take advantage of the dining in the Opus room. The food is so fine and the service is off the charts. If you are lucky enough to sit at a table with Rudy as your head waiter, Hudayi as your assistant waiter, and Nevena as your sommelier, you will be treated to some of the best service. This comes from someone who has been in the restaurant business for some time. Everybody on the ship had a smile and a GOOD MORNING for you as you arrived in the oceanview cafe. The sunset bar is a great place to go to after your Opus dining or when they have live music. There is more to do on the ship than you have time for on a 7 night cruise. I recommend this ship, in fact we set up this same cruise for next year at the same time, and was even able to get the same stateroom.