my wife and I have been on over 30 cruises ...so we have been to the same islands many times ..we now pick the newer ships just to see what new technology they have...,,,as always the food and entertainment are top notch..... the service as always are great....the ports of call are what they are.if you have ever gone then you know what I mean....getting on and off the ship with over 6,000 guest blows my mind.. less then 10 minutes.....each port took less then 5 minutes on and off the ship....cant forget to mention 3 of the most out standing crew members ...head waiter Alana john sewell ...waiter pritesh bender and assistant waiter Francisco souse......on a different not in aug we are going on the empress of the seas heading to cuba ..we were there last aug and had such a good time that we are going back wit another couple now that's a place to see ...great people ther very happy to see us....we made a new friend while we were there and will be seeing him and his family when we go back....

vic