I have been on 7 cruises before ,this one being the most "upmarket".& largest. All the negatives are what I expected lots of people & long queues. but the positives far outway the negs .Restuarant food & service was excellent & the windjammer food & variety was just as good.We learnt to go up early to miss the crowds otherwise the little cafes were there , with not as much variety but less people &still fine We had a few room service breakfasts & dinner on the balcony both of which were fine. On a large ship you have to be flexible & not expect everything to go perfect as some seem to expect. We lined up for 1 1/2 hours tp go on the north star while still at port, got a couple of drinks talked to the others , a nice way to spend time. Bought a drink package which was well worth it , easy to get a drink & the waiters were generous with the drinks ( not watered down as on some other cruises) The cleanlinest & overall service could not be faulted Some shows were not to our liking but others loved them One show I thought was great & some others did not like it but thats life in general. The music in the bars while good got a bit of the sameness after a week or so. My only dissapointment was the coffee Was looking forward to sitting in the cafe with a nice cup of coffee but all you can get is very average coffee in a paper cup. Also they have a dress code in the restuarants which is never enforced If you went to a restuarant in Sydney dressed like some were they would not let you in Plenty of casual places to eat if you don,t want to tidy yourself up. Would I cruise again on this ship,probably not unless a special deal came up I personally found it a bit overwhelming at times with so many people, but as mentioned could not fault & overall a great experience