My husband and I chose this cruise as it was our first time cruising and we thought it would be a great test. We also took my 13 year old daughter.

so first off the ship: The ship is lovely, a great size. There were many areas you could go to eat, drink or just relax. My one complaint if I had one would be that the pools were very small and not really big enough to accomodate the number of passengers.

The restaurant we had dinner in the Silver Olympian was amazing. Our waiters: Nick, Esther and Santosh really put a personal touch on things. They went out of their way to acknowledge us all by name, and a special attention to my daughter. They helped us with food choice and wine pairing. The food was amazing and the presentation was more than expected. Read more