Embarkation: It was only a 10 minute cab ride from the airport to the cruise terminal. Once there the embarkation process proceeded quickly and we were on board the ship within an hour or so. The ship is definitely older however we didn't encounter any major problems anywhere. There was rust on the verandah and the carpet showed some wear but nothing we couldn't live with. There were new furnishings on the verandah which was a pleasant surprise from the previous fake rattan furniture. We ate breakfast each day in the cabin and I will have to say that the room service is outstanding. If you ordered breakfast for between 6.30 and 7, it would show up at 6.30. It was always cooked to order (specified crispy bacon..got crispy. Always requested a large pot of coffee and that's what I got) and arrived not really hot but definitely warm. Lunch was in the LIDO most days and was ok. The Italian was my favorite however the pizza was terrible. The salads were ok also. I don't understand why they put iced tea in those very small glasses. It seems I was constantly jumping up to refill my tea glass. Don't they have any larger glasses????? Tried the burgers one day and they were very good with the fries.

Food in the main dining room was mostly good. Several nights I had difficulty finding something that I cared to order so I would order the steak. Big mistake. The steaks came out so tough that one of my tablemates suggested that I needed a sharper knife. The fish was very good every time I tried it which was every time they had one except the night of trout (which I don't like) and the char as I had tried it on an earlier cruise and didn't care for it. The shops on the ship have the same old stuff as on every cruise so didn't bother going except the one time to see what was there. One funny thing, when we were in Panama they had a sale of panamanian items on the pool deck and my sister bought several molas there. I didn't but when we docked in Panama and went ashore, I found molas there that were $10 dollars cheaper than the ones on the ship. Was my sister mad!!!!!

The service in the dining room was outstanding and our waiter was super. He always had a smile on his face and once he found out that I wanted coffee with my meal, my coffee cup would arrive as soon as I sat down. He was a real sweetheart and worked so hard to please everyone. Ate at the Pinnacle one time and had the halibut which was excellent. Ate at Canaletto one night and was the worst experience I have had. The staff was rude and would totally ignore us. We waited 30 minutes for a glass of tea, finally gave up and told them I wanted coffee. Then the tea arrived? Could not get the server to come to our table and the food was just ok. Won't go back there again for sure. Read more