We chose this ship because of the dates it sailed & the itinerary. The ports were great. We were able to see 7 experience so much history. The food was okay but was very similar every time. Even in the sit down dinner you were served the same food as the buffet, The were periods during the day where there was very little selections of food. Once for breakfast they had to cut 6 bagels before they could cut one. The cabin was nice .Our youngest one liked their kids camp. Entertainment was good & varied. Some of the performers were quite good. We did not use the fitness area or enrichment activities. We did not use the ship excursions as they were too expensive for 7 people. We hired personal guides who were excellent & very patient with the children. We enjoyed the food on land & tried many different cuisines Read Less

This is a nice boat but its like vacationing at an elementary school,kids running up and down the hallways,banging doors and anything else they can get their hands on.There is no supervision by any staff member so I guess some bodies going to have to get hurt before any proper supervision.Food is ok,buffet is maniacal with people charging every which way.The finer dining restaurants are good but pretentious.Getting off ship for an excursion is reminiscent of leaving Yankee stadium after a World Series game.Sitting in my room waiting for maintenance who was called to fix tv and open defective safe(been a half hour) missing the Masters next time a river cruise(only150 guests as opposed to 4000 with 2500 screaming kids) Thank God for the beverage package! Read Less

We were pleased with everything from the moment we got on the ship. Our cabin was clean and fresh. The cabin Stewart introduced himself and was happy to see if we could have a little refrigerator. We did. We were so happy to sit at table 137, where both Andre and Ignacio treated us as if we were royalties. Every meal we ate at dinner was delicious. The dining rooms were comfortable and not too noisy. The entertainment was as good as any other ships we went on. We even enjoyed the arts and craft that they planned. We joined the captain in walking around the ship several times as a contribution to "Make a wish" FOR CHARITY. We were happy to wear special t shirts sold for donation. There was no problem for us for disembarkation. No fuss for anyone. Thanks so much...R C I. Read Less

We were on the repositioning cruise on November 6th, that went from Fort Lauderdale to Labadee, Curcacao, Aruba, Grand Cayman and to Tampa. It was a great cruise! Embarkment was so easy, arrived via hotel shuttle at about 11am, and were on the ship within 15 minutes, so easy. We were not allowed to go to our stateroom until about 2pm (which I don't remember from our past trips with Princess). The staff was great, lots of fun and energy. We never lacked for something to do. There were lots of daily activities. Our favorites were dancing lessons with Pat and Jay (they were really good, nice and lots of fun). We enjoyed the belly flop and trivia. Paul, the cruise director and Mo were always fun, no matter what they were doing, they made every activity fun. Both are very, very funny and quick witted. So fun. All the staff were nice and helpful. The ship: Nice, clean, small. There were always staff cleaning and making sure it looked great. Casino, okay, lost money, haha. The windjammer was okay. We had reserved our cruise too late to get early seating or anytime dining(we did try to change it on the first day, but were unable to). So, we did not want to eat that late or miss the shows, so we just ate at the Windjammer everynight. It was actually nice to do that because it was pretty slow, we got lots of attention from the staff and had a table for two everynight with a view! The food on the ship was not very good. There was not much variety and it was bland. That was okay, it made me eat less!! We may just plan on eating in the buffet in the future because it takes less time and you are able to enjoy the ships entertainment instead of spending 2 hours at dinner. The park cafe was good. I was kind of shocked that they opened one food place and closed another. I have never been on a cruise where you had to wait to eat. That was one annoying thing about the windjammer. Dinner was from 6 to 8:30, but they would make people wait around, sometimes 15 minutes after opening time before they would open. I was not starving, but, sometimes the show would start at 6:45 and it made it hard to not rush your dinner. I would recommend opening earlier or at least on time. Everyone knows that you don't starve on a cruise, but it was unusual that it seemed that it was more of a problem to get something to eat. Maybe it is a way of saving money or cutting back, but of all my cruises, I have never experienced having to wait for the buffet to open, rushing to eat so you can go to a show. Speaking of entertainment...........eek. The best show on the 11 night cruise was a group called Horizon, a temptation tribute. They were good, fun, high energy. Best of the trip. They had a comedian the first night who was horrible (he also came back later in the cruise for an adult show and was somewhat better). The next night was also a comedian, Bill Cummings(?) and he was alot better, really good. The production shows were just okay. They have alot of talent, but something about the productions just didn't work. They had two aerial hows, which were fun and interesting. All the game shows, Love and Marriage, The quest, etc were alot of fun because of Paul and Mo. The 70's night is soooooooooo funny. You cannot miss that, it was so, so funny, watch the elevators! Overall, we stayed entertained for the most part, but this cruise was the only one I have taken where I left the theater a few times thinking.......really?? We also saw a couple of movies, which were good. The gym. Small, crowded. I never went in the pool, but it looked nice and was always full. The room. Small for sure. We were on deck 2, interior. We have always had interior cabins,but this was the smallest we have ever had (usually travel on Princess). Anyway, the bed was horrible, horrible. It felt like there were rocks in it. I asked the room attendant to put some padding on it after the first sleepless night, he said they didn't have any, but would try to make it better. My husband slept on that side the next night and could barely sleep and had a horrible backache in the morning. We ended up calling the deck manager and within 10 minutes he was at our door and within 1 hour, we had a different mattress. I was really impressed, good job RC. Slept like a baby the rest of the cruise. Our cabin attendant, Martin was great. The ports were great, we had beautiful weather and we met some really nice, kind people. Getting off the ship was a mess. I think there was a problem with Tampa port checking the ship, but, either way, it was very hectic and crazy. All the nice people from the cruise(passengers) turned into crazy, mean, wild eyed people. Of course I am stretching the truth, but, I couldn't blame some of them, they had to make planes and the first people weren't even allowed to leave until about 8:30, maybe 9am. I just wish that the staff had kept everyone informed about what was going on instead of lying to us. I heard several things, from several different staff members about what the problem was, and they were all different, like we were children. I wish there had just been a general announcement by the captain or cruise director about what was really going on, instead of making things up to make it not their problem. I understand things happen that are out of their control and they should have just said that instead of what they were saying. It wasn't a problem for me because we were just going to rent a car and stay in Tampa for a few days (tip:never use the Alamo at the Westin............that did take forever and was almost crazy), but many people had to make connections and lost it. There was yelling and bickering, even pushing. So, it was the worst part of the cruise experience, but did not dampen my joy. It was a great, great cruise. I can't wait for my next cruise! Read Less