Overall it was great to get out of the Winter weather for a week. I had an early inbound flight so I was on the cruise ship by 1230 to leave which was nice. Decent size ship great for relaxation. Biggest disappointment was the food, and multiple people complained about it. They also had large areas to wash your hand in front of the buffet area. Staff was standing there encouraging but do rhyme they said constantly, " washy, washy, yummy, yummy" was a bit infantalizing.
Embarkation
5 out of 5
Went very smoothly
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
3 out of 5
Confusion over where to sit. Because they were only 2 of us they try to assign us to a table full of strangers. Last thing I want on a relaxing vacation is to sit with other people at a romantic dinnfred food throughout the ship was only OK. Definitely not outstanding cuisine even at the specialty restaurants. The steak at the steakhouse was good but the sides of a bland, the macaroni and cheese seem like it came from a Box of craft. Desserts were dried and we wound up buying a bunch of rum cakes and just having that every night instead.For such a fancy cruise line that pride itself on being the best really surprised at the mediocrity of the food.
Onboard Activities
4 out of 5
This was a medium size ship but still managed to have a small miniature golf course. Had multiple activities for enjoyment. Lots of venues for relaxation. Particularly like that they had an adult only 16 and up swim area, which was great!
Entertainment
4 out of 5
Comedy duo I never heard of was pretty funny. The Once upon a time musical was only OK though some of the singers were amazing.
Children's Programs
No kids
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
As with all cruise ships the service staff of the cruise. They will all eager to help and hour steward in particular was great. At the restaurants we were constantly asked to rate them as A-tent on the survey which was a little off putting. Hopefully their salary is not tied to some arbitrary survey at the end of the cruise because it's obviously very hard work.
Ship Quality
5 out of 5
People were constantly cleaning, had no completes in this area.
Cabin / Stateroom
4 out of 5
The room was nice a little smaller than I thought it would be. The bathroom was a little tight and you could see that the bathroom fixtures were aging and slightly rusted.The room was nice a little smaller than I thought it would be. The bathroom was a little tight and you could see that the bathroom fixtures were aging and slightly rusted.
Ship tip
When you arrive be careful who you give your luggage to. There were people at the port fighting over who would take the luggage and some of them apparently don't actually work for the port. If you like a paper copy of the itinerary you have to request it otherwise it's all on the app.
I did the bus tour. It was good but not great. The rumcake factory had amazing cakes but it was small and they crowded you in, there wasn't a lot of direction At any of the stops and you only got about 15 minutes per stop. It was also billed as a tasting tour but it really wasn't. Our driver was funny though lots of opportunities to buy tourist items although They were all very similar.
They have really built up this area, multiple areas to relax. Includes a swimming pool, multiple bars. Music only by the swimming pool which was disappointing. Excursions and private cabanas kind of expensive and free loungers everywhere. Food was only ok.
Smooth but heavy traffic when trying to arrange transportation to the airport. Also, They pushed for people to be leaving the ship extremely early. It was easy to have them take my bags at midnight and still have breakfast and be off the boat by 9 AM for 1230 flight.
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