This is our 1st cruise & don't have another one to compare to. We have always been on package holidays or been to Florida in a villa. We found the holiday very enjoyable, the food in the dining room was excellent & the waiter staff exceptional. We usually attended the 1st show after our evening meal & there was a variety of shows on offer, and we always enjoyed them. We always found the bars very busy at night, and quite often went back to our room earlier than we would have liked as there were no free seats available for us. We did have the deluxe drinks package & are not big drinkers but found it to be worth having as we could have a drink anytime we wanted. I do love a cocktail but often found them to be quite sweet in taste. Most of the staff were very friendly & polite but some of the bar staff were run off their feet at times & came across as being slightly rude. We did not book any shore excursions as we found it too expensive for us especially having to pay for the 4 of us, so just did our own thing instead. Our teenagers did enjoy their holiday, we did have to buy the wifi package to keep them amused at times. They used the gym & the flow rider & the arcade sometimes too. We may go on another cruise again, but without the 'kids'