We have been trying to sail on this ship for several years, waited until the price was right and it was well worth the wait!! We are a family of four (two adults 50+ and two college students) and there was plenty of us to do together as well as activities that suited us individually. Overall, the week was GREAT and it was exactly what we had hoped for. The cabins were well-equipped and comfortable (read a lot on here about the mattresses; but, we all found them to be just fine - no complaints), our room steward (Joy) was a complete delight and our MDR waitress (Ann Marie) was friendly and welcoming. Our casino experience was OK, a few disruptive guests were there every single night and the dealers' patience was running short -- rightfully so -- which made it uncomfortable for everyone else. Food is another issue ... we ate at Chops and it was perfection. Unfortunately, with the increase of up-fee restaurants on board, the quality of MDR meals has sharply declined. My kids were the ones to notice that the meals started really bad (not good when the ceasar salad is the highlight of your meal) and progressively improved. Maybe to motivate people to switch to up-fee restaurants? Maybe to make sure they ended on a positive note so people would give decent reviews? We'll never know. But, it was REALLY obvious. If you enjoy trivia as a family, there was at least one game each day and it was a good way for us to all reconnect, besides meeting at dinner. The Blue Planet show was GREAT and the comedians we saw (there were three) were all good, especially the guy from Miami (What is his name? HaHa! Fellow cruisers will get the joke.) I have two Cons to share: (1) Adding the room service fee took away a simple pleasure we've always enjoyed -- breakfast on the balcony. Yes, you could get toast and coffee and fruit at no-charge. But, isn't that what we grab every day racing out the door before work? Who really takes time for a nice breakfast, unless you're on vacation? And, we did order the Continental Breakfast three days in a row and it was never delivered! When we called to follow-up on the order we were told there was a 45-60 minute wait. So, as I'm sure they expected, we just went to Windjammer. Meanwhile, our neighbors who ordered full breakfasts with the $7.95 fee had no problem getting their breakfast delivered. Interesting ... and (2) after spending THOUSANDS of dollars on this cruise, it was simply insulting for them to sell small bags of popcorn at the theater venues for $2.50. Really?! The popcorn machines were set up so the smell was in the air. My heart went out to the parents with small kids who were pleading for it and had to fork over the $2.50 for what was literally a few pennies worth of popcorn. It was just tacky. Overall, the ship was amazing, never felt crowded even though it was sold-out, the musicians on board were wonderful, the holiday decorations and music were appreciated and we had a fabulous time. A few minor areas for improvement - sure, but no deal-breakers and nothing that put a damper on our trip. First time purchasing the deluxe drink package. Don't think I'll ever do a 7-day sailing again without it. Nice to not think about the cost, fun to try new drinks that the bartenders recommended, always had the fresh-squeezed OJ and upgrade coffee at meals. Excited already about our next cruise!!