We chose this cruise as it was one of a very few that fit our travel window between our son's return from summer with his dad and the start of school. It was my 3rd cruise on 3 different cruise lines so I have comparable options. Our room key assigned us to a Zone and for the Emergency Drill, an almost incoherent announcement directed my group to muster at station 7 located somewhere near the pool. We sat there for almost 1.5 hours before they finally demonstrated how to put on a life vest. Yes, just the 20 second learning you from a flight attendant, you put it over your head and buckle the strap around your waist,

In addition, this ship had 2,051 passengers - - and one small swimming pool -of course, it would hold maybe 50 people, standing in the water elbow to elbow.

The morning and lunch buffets were overcrowded - definitely not sufficient serving areas for 2,051 passengers. Read more