Service was a 10 everywhere. They got a little pushy with the drinks on the last couple of nights. The comedian and musician were fun, the production shows were so-so but it was obvious the cast members put a lot of work into them. "Neil Diamond" was good, but the soul singer and the cello player were just not up to standard.

I actually had inedible food in the main dining room on two nights: a totally petrified pork chop that had the consistency of an old tire, and "Steak Dianne" that could have been used to patch a pothole. When the dining room manager squeezed a complaint out of me, she told me the food was prepared "2 hours in advance" and nothing could be done about it. That may be, but this was our thirteenth cruise, and I have never been served inedible food in any other dining room.

The rest of the nights the food was barely tolerable; pasta was a glutinous mass, and I finally ordered off the "classic" menu one night, and got a salmon filet that was OK. In all seriousness, you can eat better at the Olive Garden. Read more