All I can say about our Transatlantic cruise was it was the best we have taken. There are two primary reasons for this - the Penthouse Suite 1611, and our Butler - Emir. The penthouse is spacious, and when traveling with friends is an excellent place to relax, consume beverages, watch the sail away, etc. Our butler was exceptional (at least to us - one of our neighbors made a list for me of all the things he should do at a minimum, and he did even more).

For us the Premium Beverage Package was included in the stateroom pricing so there was absolutely no pressure to increase our spending of nickels and dimes. The ship is beautiful with a wide variety of entertainment options. For me, one of the most interesting options was watching the Corning Glass Blowing exhibit. I was truly amazed by it. We did not eat in the MDR much (Suite passengers normally do not eat in the MDR because there is a special restaurant ((Luminae)) for Suite passengers and guests. We ate in the MDR because we had friends on board who were not Suite passengers and the Maître D made an exception for us. You will find that some of the rules are flexible when you are the guests in Suite 1611. Anyway our favorite specialty restaurant was Munroe - we only ordered off the regular page - they have a specialty page where for an additional $85 p/p you receive five courses with five different wines. The word on the street was you best have skipped both breakfast and lunch if you are ordering from that page. The volume of the food served is enormous along with the exceptional quality.

I am new to Cruise Critic, and do not have a listing of cruises we have taken. We are Elite in the Princess World, Diamond in the Royal Caribbean World and Wannabes in the other cruise lines. Having said that we would definitely sail on this ship in this cabin again. In fact we are - next March, sailing on the Equinox in Cabin 1611, sailing around the Caribbean.