I read a lot of these reviews before we left for this cruise so I had some ideas about what the ship/service/ports ect. were like- most of these reviews were very different from my own experience. I'll list them out below. Just to give you back ground on my own experience , I've never been on a cruise before but I have traveled to lots of land based hotels and restaurants so all of my opinions are comparing to land based establishments.

The Ship-

The DEcor is as described- there are nudes everywhere (and I mean everywhere, if you don't believe me look up and you'll see what I mean). Yes it was over the top but I thought it added to the whimsical/fantasy at sea theme- everything was over the top on purpose. The bars and lounge areas where great- best spots on the boat are the Secret Garden and the Starry Night lounge. The only problem with the design of the ships is the bathroom locations. There are no bathrooms in any of the bars or the main dining hall. As I as traveling with someone with Crohn's disease this was a major problem. There was also a lot of vibration in the main dining room (we sat a the very back up against the windows- beautiful view but lots of motion) this upset some of my traveling companion's stomachs. Other than that the rest of the ship was wonderful - so many places to sit and hang out the ship never felt crowded at all. Read more