Great cruise but needs slight improvement

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Review summary

The shows were terrible, bad actors, singers and plot line. We fell asleep during one and walked out on another. We recommend the drink package, higher end coffee was great in the mornings and we drank a lot of wine throughout the day (remember you have all day with not much to do, so you will drink more than you think you will). There is a great wine bar that allows you to try a bunch of different wines which was fun to experiment with our tastes. We did some of the activities such as trivia which was fun and roller skating which was a blast from the past. We also got massages and we LOVED them, yes a bit pricey but they did not disappoint. The private balcony was nice to retreat to especially when we sailed through a storm and they closed down the deck, it also rained for two days so we had coverage in an outside space and didn't have to fight the crowds. The food in the main dining hall was great every night and the menu changed, we didn't feel a need to pay extra for the higher end restaurants we had a great experience in the main dining. We also loved 270 and their roast beef sandwiches, we tried to eat at some of the smaller places rather than fight the crowd at the windjammer. In Bermuda we hiked the beaches off of Horseshoe Bay and found some beautiful places that were empty and were our private beaches for the day. We also snorkeled at snorkel beach BUT it was super crowded and we saw more beautiful fish swimming on the beach than we did snorkeling. We did the self carry out disembarkation, we had to carry our own bags so it is only good if you are physically able and willing to do so...but we got off the boat earlier than everyone else and therefore didn't have traffic leaving the port, totally worth it. I recommend taking sea sickness meds before stepping on the boat, we were lucky not to get sick BUT about half the boat was the first day while we sailed around a storm. The service was incredible, we couldn't;t believe how clean everything was an how happy and talkative all the staff and employees were. Each staff member was invested in what they were doing and we were so impressed. It was tough to see our bill at the end of the trip and the extra fees for tips each day, but honestly the staff deserves it and I probably would have tipped them the same anyway.

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Cape Liberty (Bayonne), New Jersey

King's Wharf, Bermuda

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