We booked the February 14, 2011, our 15th cruise, last July at just under one-thousand dollars for a balcony guarantee, and got an upgrade to a C2 Concierge in a great location, mid-ship near the middle bank of elevators. We received an OBC of three hundred dollars from the cruise line and an additional OBC from our travel agent of one hundred dollars and had a miniscule cleanup bill, making this 11 day cruise the most economical ever. Flew into San Juan the day before, stayed at Marriott Stellaris, an older but well maintained hotel on a gorgeous beach. Taxis to hotel from SJU airport/to cruise port were a pricey $20 for two each way, for what amounts to be short trips. We ate at a local restaurant on Ashford Ave, Latin Star, which was a total dive --- dirty, poor service, extremely poor food.

Since it was raining we opted to go to the ship early and had the fastest embarkation ever... 25 minutes, on board by 11:40 am and in our rooms at 1 pm. We ate lunch at the Ocean Cafe and could see that we would be off to a good start, as there was plenty of variety, very good food and what turned out to be the biggest surprise, always available tables. As we learned over the next eleven days, this ship tries to change the variety of foods served at breakfast and lunch in the Ocean Cafe.

The ship is in very good shape. Most common areas have been recently updated and you would never know that it is 11 years old. The balcony C2 cabins show some wear (carpeting and stained granite counter tops), but are a spacious (191 Sq. Ft.) have a sensible layout with lots of storage, and with a bathroom shower that has ample room. Navigation around this 91K ton vessel is so easy. No blockages, good walking track around deck 11 and it offers two pools of good size as well as the Thalassotherapy pool in a quiet, covered Spa area adjacent to the other pools, which is at no additional charge to guests. The ship also has three sets of elevators which guaranteed no waiting for elevators. Read more