We chose it primarily for the destinations/ 15 in 18 days. All good, some fantastic, like Dubrovnic, Kotor, Montenegro; Barcelona and the fabulous Sagrada Familia and Gibraltar. The Canary Islands on the Transatlantic portion a big bonus. Of the 18 cruises we've taken, when asked the question "if you could only do one", this was it.

The ship was an added bonus. We had taken the Royal Princess on it's maiden Transatlantic voyage and loved it. The buffet meal space (Horizon Court) is the only one EVER to avoid big line shuffles - great design. The cabin is well planned and the service excellent. Entertainment overall was very good.

On the negative side, Because it was a back to back itinerary, they repeated movie selections (we love movies under the stars). Also, with at least half Americans on board, they provided Sunday NFL games one time on the big screen and then stopped. Read more