My husband and I are regular cruisers now and wanted to do something more than the Caribbean. We thought the itinerary for this cruise was amazing, especially the two days in St. Petersburg. This port did not disappoint.

As far as the ship goes, it was very clean but rather dated. Definitely showing its age, especially with the deck furniture. The staff was reasonable and friendly. I had the soda package and did not have any trouble getting my drink refilled. Our stateroom (9564) was comfortable and clean. The attendant was conscientious. The food was ok. We did not eat in the dining room past the third night as we did not feel like sitting there. We had my time dining and when we went to the dining room, we were seated right away. We had one meal in the Italian restaurant and the rest in the Windjammer. We did not starve but the food was not outstanding. I felt there was a lack of food choice and options for evening snacking did not exist like they do on other ships. For example; no late night pizza or sandwiches unless you call room service.

There was very little entertainment worth mentioning. We did see a musical act by some guy that came third on the X Factor. He sang for maybe 40 minutes and that was it. We did not make any effort to see anything else. Many passengers complained about the lack of entertainment. We were ok with this because we were tired each night anyway. If someone had young children or even teenagers I would not recommend this ship as I don't think there are enough activities to keep them entertained and or occupied. Read more