We took this cruise to fit in with school holidays and as a follow up to a fantastic short cruise on the 'Ovation" we took last year. We had a great time but there were a lot of kids on the cruise, which was not unexpected on this ship and the fact it was school holidays. Some of the children needed more supervision from their parents and a few extra staff to settle down some of the over zealous kids from running and messing around in public areas would have been appreciated by a number of guests. The staff were fantastic again and the selection of food was top class in all the Restaurants. The shows were still good but we would not say they were not as good as the previous trip on Ovation, but I appreciate the Ovation was a new ship and would have had better staging etc. If you have never cruised, you should try a short cruise as they are great fun.