Our family (14 of us) headed out on a cruise to celebrate a major birthday over the Christmas holiday. We did well overall. Balcony staterooms (category SY, cabin 8054 and similar) are lovely, spacious and very attractive. Bathrooms are particularly comfortable for this class accommodation.
The ports were unexceptional. Of the four scheduled ports, the stop for Holland America's cay was cancelled, attributed to windy conditions.
Food was satisfactory although main dining room service was slow.
Nice amount of space and attractive cabin and bath. Our party occupied five SY cabins and one interior cabin on the 8th and 9th decks.