We chose this cruise because of the dates. We really wanted to get away and these were the best dates for both of us. The boat was nice and the food was fine to good. What wasn’t great was the constant upsell the first two days. I’m not going to spend $XX more for the “nice” steak restaurant when I can spend the same at home and know exactly what the experience is going to be like. Don’t want a tour for $65. It got old, but quit after the first port.

Having only been on Carnival, I was impressed with the entertainment. We had comedy and music acts that come on and off, instead of the shows by the same company, The live band for the shows was a nice upgrade from my previous cruise and they even had a night with 90 minutes of the band playing big-band standards,