My husband and I took this cruise w/ our kids, 11 and 14. This was our first cruise and we enjoyed it so much! We flew into Honolulu the day before departure and went to Pearl Harbor, it was a nice tour and relieved a lot of anxiety getting into town the day before the ship left.

The embarkation process went smoothly. We had a suite, so got escorted to the side for a quicker check in and that was very nice. We were able to get lunch and explore the ship a bit before our suite was ready and our luggage soon followed. The 2 bedroom suite was perfect. I can't imagine anything smaller since we had the kids w/ us. The best part was our deck. We were on the back corner of the ship and the deck was amazing, had great views when we were coming and going from ports as well as when we travelled in the evening.

The dining was good, there are adequate choices for your 'everyday' meals and the package we bought included a few 'upgraded' meals as well. We booked all of those early so we were sure to get our first choices. Read more