We had a great time because of the people we traveled with but the cruise was underwhelming. I cruised with Celebrity a year ago and it was a much better experience. We took the Princess Ruby Thanksgiving cruise and here are my thoughts in a nutshell. The year food was OK, the service was terrible, the boat is dated but clean, our kids refused to go to the kids club, the shows in the theater were really boring, but the activity director and his staff were great! We were traveling with 3 kids (ages 10 & 9) and they hated the kid's activities and hangout room. With over 900 kids on this cruise, the kids club did not account for so many kids and the activities were crowded. The service was so bad in the dining rooms that we ended up eating in the specialty restaurants for the remained of our trip after 4 days but even in those restaurants, the service was below average. Our drinks were rarely refilled and plates were not picked up and it was painfully slow. Over 2 hours for dinner every night. Don't get me wrong it was relaxing and enjoyable but as far as value goes it was not satisfactory.