I choose particular cruise this bc my fiancee lies to drink and I like to budget. Figured this was the best way to get to see Cuba (on my list) in a balcony room w unlimited drinks (both on her list). Pleasantly surprised since we were both expecting the drinks to be watered down or of poor quality. We expected only the "bottom of the barrel" offerings to be included, as a gimmick to try to up-charge. Quite the opposite! Not once was I told that something I had ordered was not included. Now, past the drinks: the food was great as well! We did both the sit-down and buffet options. No complaints from me at all, though Stef didn't like some of the desserts. The on-ship activities were nice, though we didn't do much besides eat and lounge on the balcony. The few shows and acts we did see were great. The destinations also, were only partially taken advantage of. We didn't even get off the boat in the Bahamas and in Cuba the walking tour tuckered her out so much that we didn't come back out for night-time activities as we had planned to do. Overall great trip.

Downsides were minimal: ship was clearly older. They didn't have some of the amenities that Stef had enjoyed previous cruises (namely the pool deck big screen). The room was pretty basic but that's not a negative; we loved it. Also: the wait to board was quite long; perhaps we had been spoiled by our cruise last month, where the process was a snap.