We chose this cruise because it's a quiet time before the Christmas cruises
The price for our Ocean view cabin was also great.
Embarkation - RC texted us the day before advising that the ship needed extra cleaning, so they asked us to arrive after noon. That meant that some passengers must have come down with the Norovirus, but there were no reports of this in the news. It didn't bother us getting there later because you can't get to your cabin until 1 pm anyway.