As a first time cruiser, I had no idea what to expect. The ship was beyond great. Going Aqua Class with Blu as our restaurant was the highlight of our dining experience. The staff was amazing and made the cruise truly special. The speciality restaurants were excellent-- we truly enjoyed the wine pairing dinner at The Tuscan Grill. We were truly grateful to a friend who is an experienced cruiser for suggesting Aqua Class. We will never do it any other way!

The tours that we took with the ship were slightly disappointing because of the "mandatory shopping stops" I am truly a shopper but having a store -- off the beaten path with prices higher than anywhere else in that locale was terrible. We reported to the ship that people were really disappointed in this feature and that eventually frequent cruisers will make sure that they avoid such ship sponsored tours and book their own through Cruise Critic. .

We loved Israel from the moving religious sites to our visit to Masada and to floating in the Dead Sea Read more