This is the simplest ship I’ve been on and I think this was my 23rd cruise. Very little artwork, cutbacks on everything. It was the Motel 6 of cruise ships. On a positive note, people seemed to be enjoying themselves and I love visiting Catalina Island. The spa was nice and I had a great massage. If you like spa treatments and get offered the spa cabins on deck 11, I recommend the upgrade.

Some of the noticeable cutbacks: cabin was only serviced in the morning, no turn down. The coffee was horrid, everywhere, even at the coffee shop where you pay for what you think will be better coffee. Food was meh in the dining room, staff was kind of missing. I never got offered a drink from the bar and couldn’t find anyone when I wanted to order one. No slot tournament (sad face). Hard to find anything like public bathrooms or locations of the gangway because there was no signage whatsoever. Noticed quite a bit of grime even though I did see people cleaning often.

Highlights were the heated chaises in the thermal spa, the cocktails at the Alchemy Bar, and Catalina Island.