Chose for the itinerary and for the price. Sorry, but no cruise line is really that much better than the other. The ship is good, but far from excellent. To many special dining options and no good options for information about the port locations, customs, language and history. The Captain Q&A was excellent, we would love to have more one on one time with the different directors of each division (but we understand that if you don't sell pictures, liquor and dining you can't make enough money to justify the cost). We have never enjoyed "Any time dining", we prefer fixed wait staff, so we just ask for the same staff each night. We lucked out and got Frances and John at table #68. The pictures still cost too much. The lounge seating in the Stardust is uncomfortable, crowded and an incredible distraction. The shows were some of the best we have seen in 27 cruises. The accents by the cruise staff are hard to understand at times (especially with hearing deficit...firefighter). The ports were average, the excursions are still too expensive. We are booking our own on shore more and more (in spite of the "guarantee").

All in all the ship is run efficiently, an obvious reflection of your staff officers. Thank you for this opportunity to comment.