This cruise was a Year 12 graduation present for my son. He and his mate enjoyed themselves but the rest of us were left a bit flat. We prepaid for drink packages that apparently didn't appear on the system so this took time to sort out.Then we kept getting charged for our drinks - more time to sort out. We had the same problem with our Diamond drinks. I was surprised at the reduction in the choice of non-alcoholic cocktails. Bar service at some venues was ridiculously slow with only 1 or 2 people serving. I also didn't realize that you now pay for room service whenever you order it. We ladies were looking forward to some free craft activities as usual but there was only one for the entire cruise. I'm afraid if you don't do quizzes your options are somewhat restricted but they did have an abundance of them. The Dining Room staff were lovely but the dinner menu wasn't all that exciting. Windjammer often had much more appealing choices. As usual the ice show was very enjoyable. We all had Virtual Balcony cabins which help you feel a little less boxed in. I always enjoy these cabins as for the price I can spend extra elsewhere. Our cabins were serviced very well. It's a shame they've cut down on the little extras in the cabin. I really don't feel that their plate of cookies is much of a thank you for those on Diamond and higher tiers considering you can get them at anytime from the Cafe. Being on the higher levels used to be a little more special but now you have to request your robe, etc where previously everything would be waiting for you when you boarded. We didn't do the ship tours at the islands preferring to use local operators instead. Vanuatu is definitely the cheapest place for duty free. My son bought a carton of cigarettes aboard, US$60, in Vanuatu the same carton cost $30. All in all a relaxing, if somewhat unexciting, time was had.