There was very little that was good about this trip. Got to the port at 12:30, and the waited over an hour to work our way through the maze to get to the TSA screening area, then it was another 35 minutes or so to get to the point where we could get to the machine to feed in our credit card and passport. Then another line before we could get our sign and sail card. Then another line to get onto the boat. Almost 2 hours from the time we got onto the boat! Then the lines at the buffet were insanely long and confusing, and the food was nearly inedible. The food in the buffet never did get better. The food was never at the correct temperature, for any meal. The presentation was awful, the steam tables covered with crusted food, and the staff was inattentive if not downright rude. The way the sweetrolls and breakfast breads were placed deep inside a corner, it was impossible to reach them without knocking over the jams/jellies in front of them. And the jams/jellies were being served from a communal jar, with a communal knife for serving the product. Yuck!

The food in the main dining room was really very good at dinner time, some of the best I have had on cruise ships. I don't understand why they can do such a great job at one meal, and not another. Breakfast in the MDR lacked alot as well...eggs benedict were crusted, hard and cold (they were served this way both times I ordered it, so it wasn't a one time thing). The deli served very good made to order sandwiches, and the sushi was quite good at the sushi bar. The pizza, both times that I tried it was hard and cold, and lacked any flavor. I didn't try the burrito bar, but a friend said it was quite good.

I got the soda card, but was quite surprised to find out that they weren't using fountain beverages, but rather pouring from open cans that may have been sitting on the bar. Not really sanitary, and frequently flat. Read more