Average cruise.

Favorite part of the cruise was good time with friends who were first time cruisers, and I enjoyed seeing them happy.

The food was less than average.  Nothing special other than typical american breakfast in the buffet in the Lido restaurant.  No good bread or rolls, no smoked salmons. 

The Lido restaurant only had 2 serving buffets, and that was too few for so many guests as 1800.  Therefor the lines were long and could take 30 minutes only to go through the lines at the buffet.

This ship did NOT have a special Grand Buffet or a special Formal Brunch Buffet in the dining room on sea days.  They did have brunch in the dining room, but it was not a buffet and nothing special.

I have come to expect this on a cruise.  That is what makes a cruise special.

The Dining room served average food.  The service in the dining room was poor.  They rushed us through the dinner and at 2 occasion took the unfinished dinner plate from us.  I think this was because the cruise line had made them encertain  the guests by dancing on tables after the meal while we were having desert.  I can understand they do it once at a formal dinner, but they did this performance 3 or 4 times during the cruise, and it became boring.  Would rather be able to finish our meal.  There could have been entertainment like live piano player or soft dinner background music performed by musicians.  The servers in the dining room should be given sufficient time to do their job.  I had the impression that they would dance on tables perhaps to get extra tips.

The ship had very good deserts and cakes.

 When we first arrived in to our state room I noticed a build up of dust collection on the tray and the glasses where the drinking glasses were sitting.  There were also an estimated 3 or 4 weeks's  collection of dust on the counter under the mirror and on the cabinet doors.  I could not accept dirty glasses as I am depending on having clean water and glasses daily to take my medications in the stateroom.  So I would suggest people bring their own glass or cup to use for water in the stateroom.  I had to report this and the manager had the stateroom cleaned.

The entertainment was good on this ship.  The singers and dancers and the actors were good.  The steel band were good and they  played caribbean beat daily.  The young woman who played the  steel drum was good.

The other band and their singer was also very good.  They played daily in the evenings in the atrium.

The cruise director was also good.