The itinerary looked very good, though it stopped at Velos, which was a throwaway port unless you chose one of the two excursions (including a 3+ hour each way bus to Meteora). Other stops were good, particularly Mykonos, Rhodes, and Santorini.

Far too many of the staff were unhelpful, particularly at the guest services desk- the first answers to questions were generally wrong. Desks were not always staffed during their posted hours.

We had a forward facing Penthouse suite. What a ripoff it was. It was dark- the front bulkhead was mostly metal and the only window covered about 1/4 of the front of the cabin. The only way to sit in the cabin and look out was to sit on the two-seat sofa in the front corner. Otherwise, we might just as well have chosen an interior cabin. Read more