My husband and I chose this cruise because we love to cruise and wanted an easy way to visit our son who is studying in Japan. We have never sailed on a transpacific or transatlantic cruise and were a little apprehensive about all the days at sea, but we really enjoyed it. We were able to sleep late and not worry about getting up early for a shore excursion. We did hit the remnants of a typhoon and had some rough seas, but the captain and crew handled it perfectly. I did not get seasick even though I do suffer from motion sickness.

We thought the size of the ship was very good. We never had to wait in long lines at the elevators like we have had to on other ships. The Oceanview Cafe did get very crowded in the mornings at breakfast time, so it was hard to find a table, especially on those days when it was cold and rainy so no one wanted to eat outside. I liked the fact that there were stairs close to every bank of elevators. That made the elevators much less crowded.

The meals in the Metropolitan dining room were very tasty. i did not like the scrambled eggs on the buffet or many of the bakery items. I love sweets, especially chocolate chip cookies, so I was disappointed in that aspect of the food. The cookies were frequently over-baked and tasteless. We did select dining and loved the flexibility. I would recommend getting reservations. On some nights, there were lines for those who did not have reservations. Read more