This is a long review. My husband and I are in our mid fifties and this was our first cruise, so we more or less treated it as a second honeymoon. Please let me emphasize at the start that, overall, we enjoyed our cruise very much!

Checking in at the ship was relatively painless but we wonder why cruise documents state that earliest check-in is at 1:30 p.m. when the Legends Cafe officially opens at noon, followed by the tour desk and dining room inquiries at 12:30. As a result, we barely made it to the main (Truffles) dining room in time to request wheelchair accessible seating.

Due to the throngs of passengers already on the ship, we had a very difficult time finding a place to eat our first lunch. Although most people had finished eating, they stayed at their cafe tables with their luggage because their cabins were not available until 1:30. Getting through the crowded cafe areas with luggage lying about everywhere was quite a challenge in a wheelchair. After circling every area indoors and out several times, I finally begged for space at a large table that was already partially occupied by another family. They were gracious in making room so that we could eat. Read more