My husband I cruise several times a year and we always enjoy the experience. This time we traveled with four other couples and with out exception we all felt that this cruise exceed our expectations. We choose anytime dinning and as we were a large group we were concerned that we might have a problem eating when we wanted. We were pleasantly surprise when the matradee told us not to worry and he took care of us every night as did the head waiter and the waiter. We all felt that the care given to us by the restaurant staff was excellent and the quality of the food was superior. My husband has special dietary needs and they were met with out exception. The cabins were beautiful and the ship was very clean. We enjoyed the entertainment and the Casino. The Shore Excursions were great but the ship also made available information on getting around the different countries without taking tours. Disembarkation was handled in a very orderly fashion. The only port that we had a slight problem was in St Petersburg as we had arranged a private tour and we had to meet them early and the ship did not want us to get off until they took off their tours. But in the end it all worked out and we had a really great time.