EMBARKATION/DEBARKATION - went very smoothly. Lines not that bad. When you embark, save yourself the $5.00 and wheel your luggage on board yourself - the porters tell you they will get your luggage to your stateroom quicker! It's a lie they just cart your luggage the 200 or so feet closer to ship and put in the big pile with the others. We didn't get our luggage til around 5 PM but that didn't seem unreasonable.

STATEROOMS - quite large, we opted for the window stateroom as opposed to balcony since it had more room. More than enough room for family of 3 or 4. Decor is a little dated, you get used to pink in bathroom, but the room was kept clean all week. Plenty of storage, drawers, etc..

COMMON AREAS - again, kept clean although carpets in hallways were stained in some spots. Ship is probably in need of updating. Washed our hands constantly as I never saw anyone sanitizing the railing as I've seen on other cruise lines. Plenty of places to sit and relax. Lido deck was always busy but there were always chairs to sit on. On other cruise lines you had to stake out chairs at 7 am or no luck all day. We left ship most days but when we got back there were always plenty of chairs available. Back of ship near adult pool was very tranquil and quiet as opposed to Lido Deck. At times music was so loud you couldn't carry on conversation on Lido Deck. Kids enjoyed water slide. Read more