We chose this cruise based on reviews, destination, ports of call, and price. It was a birthday trip for my husband and our first time cruising. We ruled out Carnival because of the party type atmosphere. Royal was not loved by friends, and while Disney is well...Disney, we wanted a relaxing week on our cruise.

Let's start with the pros...because I will give credit where credit is due. First off the Captain is super cool and was wonderful to meet an talk to. Not to mention he is hilarious. He and the staff overall were great. Super friendly crew for the most part. Our room steward was incredible. We couldn't of had better. He decked out the room on my husband's birthday and everything was spotless. In fact, the entire ship...spotless. It's also a beautiful ship. We loved that it wasn't a giant ship filled with slides and such, but an overall great ship. While we got some rough seas coming home, the captain and his crew were amazing and handled it perfectly. The food was outstanding everywhere we went. If you leave hungry...that is definitely your fault. Something for everyone!! The chef knows what he is doing along with his teams. The entertainment was fun for what we saw and well Richard the cruise director is great. Super friendly.

Embarkation and Disembarking was smooth as could be. Everyone was fabulous. Read more