We chose this cruise because of the ports of call and all the activities onboard. Boarding the ship went smoothly. Our staterooms were ready and luggage arrived within a couple of hours. We got a junior suite and were very pleased with the size of the room and the balcony. Although I understand the need for the muster drill, it was lengthy after such a long day of travel. The dining room experience was wonderful. Our servers went above and beyond to assure our every need was met. We tried so many new dishes. The Windjammer had a fantastic variety of food as well. The shore excursions were very enjoyable.

On St. Maarten, we did the Mirabella and snorkled. We were able to see dolphins on the way out to the site. Then we went to a beach and chilled for a while. The crew was great fun. On St. Kitts, we did the train/boat ride. The crew on both were very friendly and we saw a lot of the beautiful island. Our shore excursion on Antigua was beach extravaganza and it was paradise. We went to a beautiful beach and lunch was provided. The food was fantastic and we decided we should visit this island for an extended stay. On St. Lucia, we went ashore to Castries Public Market after seeing recommendations online that we shouldn't miss it. We were very disappointed. Most of the booths had very similar things and some of the vendors were very pushy. One of them was ugly to us when we didn't accept his merchandise. He made us feel unsafe in the market. In Barbados we did the beach escape and green monkey 4 x 4 excursion. Both were fantastic. We got lunch from a food truck while on the beach and enjoyed the local fare. Our guide on the excursion was wonderful! We saw lots of green monkeys, turtles and deer. We loved the beauty and friendliness of the islands. It made us want to visit again.

Our cruise was a very relaxing family vacation. Even the last morning leaving the ship went so smoothly. We exited and went through customs in a very timely manner. After getting a cab to the airport, we checked our bags at the airport and then went to a local restaurant in SanJuan for some local food. It was fantastic. All in all we couldn't have asked for a better experience!