This was our first trip to Alaska for my family of 3. Alaska was beautiful - especially Glacier Bay. However, there are several cons for this ship itself. First, there are only two banks of elevators for 4,000+ people. You are constantly waiting for elevators, which are not timed or monitored in any way, so most trips include stopping on every floor whether people have called the elevator or not. Very frustrating and time consuming!

We had a balcony room, which was tiny. There were only three of us, and we were always having to move around each other. There are four shelves for storage in the closet - one half of which is blocked by the pull out bed. Little storage on a 7 day cruise also is frustrating. That said, our room steward was exceptional. He learned all of our names on day one and greeted us personally every time he saw us.

Jersey Boys was playing on the ship. However, on a 7 day cruise, there were 4 performances, two of which started at 10:30 at night. I was unable to make reservations either before the cruise or when we were onboard. There should have been additional performances - perhaps a matinee as well. Read more