This is only my second cruise, but the experience was a 180% for the worst than my first trip. Embarkation was very quick, and this was a pleasant surprise (about the only one). The ship is very modern and beautiful; I can't take anything away from that one. On our first trip to the restaurant things began to unravel very quickly. The waiter was rude and began to make faces when we began to ask him to do his job. We spoke with him about it, and asked him if there was something bothering him (everybody has a bad day but this character was beyond that). Long story short, we ended up requesting to change tables to avoid his negativity. The second waiter was better, but he forgot to serve part of the orders taken for three days in a row.

The impression that most of the employees there gave us was that one of "I can't wait to get the heck out of this boat." They did not see happy or eager to be working there at all. The only exception to that were the cabin personnel which were great. I was on the 12th floor and for some reason; the area near my cabin had a smell of raw sewage for most of the cruise.

Be ready to be ignored if you ask a question to most of the personnel there, the only exception is at the information desk. My spouse asked for assistance to a casino employee, but she was told to wait until he finished his conversation with another casino employee (the conversation was not business related at all). Read more