It's all about value. This cruise was very affordable. We cruise for the cruise experience and not just ports. The food was good but the evening dining was excellent. The breakfast and lunch (and snacks) is always a cattle call on the 11th floor. The only thing that kept this from being a "Very Good" cruise was the re-boarding process, especially on the return from Astoria. The line was single file and there was only one scanner in service (but their were two others sitting idle. The re-boarding was tedious and lengthy. As always (cruise #26), the room steward and the main dining staff were excellent. the best entertainment was the ice show...5 stars! The dance troupe was proficient but the pageantry was not what we are used to seeing...3 stars. The ports were okay...been to Astoria and San Francisco enough that there was nothing new we wanted to do. The shore excursions are way too expensive and the photos were so expensive we didn't even take pictures on formal night or when coming and going on the ship. Royal Caribbean is still our favorite cruise line.