The ship was beautiful, but I given the Covid situation at this time, I was surprised that it seemed to be fully booked. I enjoyed it, but avoided closed or crowded venues. i.e the Piano Bar where people were singing without masks. I would wait until the Covid situation was well under control before I went on this ship again. The crew and waitstaff were amazing.
Embarkation
5 out of 5
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
4 out of 5
The only disappointment was the specialty restaurants. They lost that personal feeling. Teppanyaki felt like an amusement park ride.. load them up, give them a show, load them out... next! The steakhouse put us very close to another couple and took our orders together as if we were companions.
Onboard Activities
4 out of 5
Honestly, due to Covid, I did avoid certain crowded areas, and I'm not a roller coaster person. I can't really render an opinion on these.
Entertainment
5 out of 5
For the most part, what I saw were excellent except for one performer whose style I personally didn't care for and we saw way too much of him.
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
Excellent except for the specialty restaurants.
Ship Quality
5 out of 5
Cabin / Stateroom
5 out of 5
Adequate space in the main cabin, drawers, nice closet with rolling shelves and lovely extended balcony, super comfy bed, however the bathrooms were extremely small like an airplane bathroom. Just enough shelf space for one, so bad you need to share. The towel rack was in front of the sink so they would fall off when you washed up and inconvenient to reach. I had to hang my face towel from the shelf. You had to open the shower door and stick your head out to wrap a towel around your hair.
Ship tip
The food in the MDR and around the ship was great. Don't bother with the specialty dining.
Decided not to venture out of the port area. The port facility had some attractions, but the pool was pretty small and we ended up in chairs out on the concrete area not near it. So if you are not taking an excursion, you would be fine on the ship.
We took the shorter of the Carnival sponsored food tours and it was actually terrible. However, Old San Juan is beautiful and there are many other options. Just walking around on your own, eating and drinking and visiting the Forts is enough.
We took the beach and shopping excursion. Essentially it was just transportation from the pier to Magens Bay, and to Charlotte Amalie, and back to the ship, but since it was the same driver, we could leave things on the bus while we were in Charlotte Amalie. It was exactly what I expected. Our excursion fee did cover the beach entry charge, so it gets a plus for that! It took the worry out of looking for taxis and was enough time in both places. I would do it again.
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