My wife and I (50 somethings) decided to set up a cruise experience for our 5 family members from St. Louis (ages 12-86). We live in Florida, so we picked up the family at the Tampa airport, made a 15 min drive to the port, opted for valet parking (had 2 cars). What a great port- very easy to navigate. We arrived around 1030a, and by 1130 we were on board at the WJ cafe having lunch. Check in was super easy, and there were no crowds. Amazed at how easy the whole process was.

We booked 4 balcony Aft cabins on deck 8. The rooms were a nice size, and the balcony space was fantastic. In all of our cruises, never booked an aft balcony, but we are now hooked. Rooms were in very good shape, some wear and tear, but overall would rate the rooms for comfort a very good. With all of the extra balcony space I asked our cabin attendant for lounge chairs, and that evening they appeared!

The overall ship condition was very good, very easy to navigate. The crew was very friendly. I'm sure after the dry dock next month, its going to be a great ship to cruise on for another 10 years. I really have to say for being 10 years old, they have done a great job of keeping it in great shape. Read more