This cruise was part of our first visit to America. We'd had a few days in San Francisco, then two nights at Waikiki before arriving at the port. Check in wasn't too bad. We met lots of friendly couples in the queue for embarkation and it didn't seem to take too long until we were actually on board. We did have to ask someone where our cabin was. On previous Thomson cruises there had always been a member of staff to take you to your cabin. But this was a much larger ship so I expect they were busier, plus everyone seemed to be arriving at once. Well our cabin wasn't ready so we found our way up to one of the outside bars and eventually we were informed the cabins on our deck were ready.

Compact balcony cabin but with good sized bed and lots of storage space tucked into nooks and crannies. Bathroom was small but adequate and everything was clean.

We ate mainly in the Alhoa Cafe. There was a good variety of fresh food for all meals and my husband particulary enjoyed the carvery section. We also ate at the Skyine Restaurant. The food and the atmosphere was good. We only had one meal at the Jefferson Steak Reataurant. Not cheap, but excellent food and service. Read more