We just returned from this cruise. We had a great time. The following are my opinions of the ship and the cruise in general.

This was our first HAL cruise after many cruises with RCCL and 2 on Carnival. I traveled with family and some friends. No children.

Ship-It looks great for its age. On the inside anyway. The outside really needs some sprucing up. The paint is really faded. However, on the inside it is beautiful. It has some problems that need to be addressed. As others have mentioned, we smelled a sewer smell in various areas of the ship at different times. The smell would be there and the next day it would be gone but might turn up in another area. Not really a big deal but it should be fixed. There were some wet areas on the carpet in different areas of the ship. We saw the crew trying to suck up the water several times. The self service laundry was having problems. Not all the washers were working and one day we put in a load that was still washing after one and one half hours. We called the front desk and it was quickly fixed. Over all, the ship is beautiful but needs some work. Read more