I choose this cruise as it was recommended by family that had done this cruise three times. It was everything that I expected and much more , the service was outstanding from the cabin steward to the waiting staff especially in the Bernini Restaurant where waiters Randi and Raju treated us like royalty , they couldn't do enough to please us , called us by name and knew our drinks even treated us to a singalong each night . We were in a group of six and met another couple one night so from there on we had the same table of eight each evening, we thoroughly enjoyed our fine dining in the Bernini Restaurant and went from there to the Princess Theatre to enjoy the fabulous entertainers every night followed by an update by our cruise director PJ who gave us a run down of the next day's activities , these details whether the day's activities or the excursions to go offshore were also given to us on a platter left outside our cabin each night, the port excursions were very well organized and you could just do your own thing with ample shuttle buses available or you could just stay on board if that's what you wanted. Overall I would be hard pressed to find anything negative about this cruise thoroughly enjoyed every minute.