This cruise was out of our local port, so the travel to and from was it. The Ship was very well run. The ship was clean and well maintained. The staff was excellent. We were warmly greeted by almost every employee we passed. The food was very good with lots of choices. We ate in the dining room 3 times and had great service. The other nights we ate in the Windjammer. The informal dining is more our preference. We liked the huge variety of food and the ability to try a bit of something we'd never had before. The entertainment was enjoyable and very unique.There was a juggler that I thought would be boring, but this guy was REALLY good and quite the comedian. I can't remember when I've laughed that much!! The other shows were awesome, too. We didn't do much on the shore excursions, although there were lots of choices. I would do this cruise again!