What a nice ship and aside from some glitches due to a learning curve, this was a great trip. The cabin was clean, roomy, well appointed and had lots of closet and drawer space. The bed was comfortable and the balcony a nice addition. The bathroom was the largest of any cruise I had been on and there was plenty of room for two. There could, however been more towel hangers but we managed. The shower was very large- most shower areas are so small that one cannot move around but this shower was roomy and the water always hot. We especially enjoyed the port talks and lectures which gave us more information both present day and historical about the ports of call. The food was fabulous and we enjoyed eating outdoors near the infinity pool. What impressed us the most was all the lounge/sitting areas all around the ship to just relax. It seemed that there was ample room everywhere on the ship.

We were able to make reservations at "The Restaurant" for several evenings but found that the same menu was in the World Café and that was where we preferred to eat. We enjoyed the infinity pool and the sauna area with a current pool, hot tub, dry and wet sauna rooms, a snow room, a rain forest shower and a cold bucket of water shower to dump cold water on a hot body. There were separate men's and women's locker rooms stocked with bathrobes, slippers, towels and a locker. It was every bit as nice as a expensive spa.

We found that we wanted to see more of the area than was available with the included tours so we ended up spending about $400 more on optional tours but it was well worth the money. All of the optional tours included what was seen on the included tour so we didn't miss out on anything by doing something extra. Read more