If you like to go cruising in a big noisy cave then may be for you if not go for a smaller ship, this was our first time on a ship this size and due to the lay out there is a constant background noise of music etc. There is no prom deck on this ship so the only place to get fresh air is at the back on the pool deck, not a lot of good if it is raining. The food and entertainment are first class, most of the staff we met were very helpful the bar staff however tended to serve people who were very pretty or could shout loud first instead of first come first served. We did not book any excursions with the ship because of the price but used a UKcompany called Cruising Excursions which were a lot better priced.Embarkation was no problem but disemarkation and waiting for a privatet transfer to Rome ment standing in the open ok on a dry day but not so good if the weather was wet and there were no seats avalable for older people