I found this cruise to be a study in economy, while presenting itself as a premium cruise, in actuality it was very frugal and did not provide the passenger with the quality of food one would expect, nor the environment one has experienced in the past--overcrowding.

The entertainment was good to excellent; the ship did not have the capacity to seat people in the auditorium. If I wanted to see a show after dinner I would have to be in the auditorium 45 minutes to one hour before the show. Every seat in the auditorium was taken and people had to stand and watch. In addition many of the seats were broken and the seats slanted forward. Additionally, they have the Piazza, where to see any event there was only standing room with a few seats. People would be standing two and three deep. There were just too many people for the venues; the ship appeared to be overcrowded. In addition there were few quiet spaces to read or just relax.

I had issues with the food. Every piece of food seemed to be weighed and measured. For instance, an item such as butter was counted out. If there was six people at the table there were six pieces of butter. If you wanted more you had to ask. Servings were generally small and items featured seem to be lesser cost items such as "Pork or Meatloaf." Read more