Even though this was our 5th cruise, it was the best in terms of value for our dollar and the quality of the crew and ship. We like eastern Caribbean cruises with balcony cabins but decided to try this cruise since it was such a great deal. What a good decision. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves thanks to a delightful crew, a clean, modern ship, good food, perfect weather and water in Cozumel, and a new cabin that we'll be booking again!

Thanks to tips on this site, we tried the 'best kept secret' cabins on the bow of the ship which were technically an inside cabin (price and description) but had windows looking out to the bow. We loved, loved, loved this cabin and my hubby, who has always been a "balcony snob" said he liked it better (more room and a big "almost private" balcony just steps outside our cabin).

The food was good (but not spectacular) on the Lido deck (although we continue to love the 24 hour freshly baked pizza and the ice cream/yogurt, very good in the Paris dining room, and we really enjoyed the espresso shop (priced lower than Starbucks and their desserts were incredibly and very affordable at just over $2 for items that should be over $10 each!). Read more