We purposely chose this ship to travel on due to the size, the itinerary and port of departure. I was a big ship fan, having sailed on their largest, newest and all others in-between , but nothing beats the service and friendliness of the smaller ships in the brand. Here the crew has more time to interact with the passengers than they would on the larger vessels, this lends to the friendly and personalized service offered to the passenger. Passengers seem to be a lot friendlier on the smaller vessels as well. The MDR staff had their act together, all the servings were hot and tasty, the same could be said for the windjammer where we took most of our meals. As for ship activities there is room for improvement compared to other ships in the brand. The ship is older, but well kept, no complaints there. The casino did not stink of gin and cigarettes as found on the other ships in the brand. The music venues both live and canned were nice, as we are dancers and were able to dance many nights. We wished RCCL had a bit more latin music mixed in every night from the live bands, even if it were only two songs out of ten. All in all it was a good and enjoyable cruise, I would have no trouble booking this ship again.