We were fortunate to be able to cruise with friends from Hawaii. It made the trip so much more fun. Loved having the added packages for alcohol and gratuities. The restaurants that were not part of the food package were reasonable and very tasty. I was a little disappointed that the activities that really appealed to us weren't until much later in the evening. There's no way we could stay up for them. I also wish there had been a better way to communicate with friends on the ship. Texts didn't go through and we had to rely on running into people. We had a group photo taken, but found when it was time to pick up the photos that the photographer wanted several hundred dollars for them. Price never mentioned before the photos were taken, We opted not to buy any. If he had come down on the price all 20+ of us would have purchased one. The buffet food was good and the bartenders were amazing in the numerous bars around the ship. We would cruise again.