Tomas the entertainment director was very good and entertaining. Except for 1 instance his trivia games were very good. No real prizes for winning, but fun. It was interesting that there was one group of people always waited to say their score after the top score was announce and surprisingly they always won by one point. I guess winning nothing was more important than just the entertainment. If you are reading this you know who you were and everyone else did too. đ¤¨To the black gentleman and his group who knew so much detail at the last music trivia, you won, I donât care if the other team came out of nowhere with 1 more point after you were announced the winner.
Embarkation
5 out of 5
From parking to on the ship in under 30 minutes
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
5 out of 5
Excellent food in most of the ship. Canaletto was not a good as expected from reviews online. It was just average Italian. The Seafood boil offered on the last night was probably the best seafood experience weâve ever had. Well worth the $35 extra cost.
Explorer's Lounge
5 out of 5
Very nice views off the front of the ship. Very spacious and relaxing, given the constant go-go-go on the other parts of the ship.
Explorations CafĂŠ
5 out of 5
Excellent morning coffee and generally really good service.
Onboard Activities
3 out of 5
Didnât use the pools or hot tub much. HAL needs to enforce the rule of adults only in Sea View pool and hot tubs. Several kids in there and teens apparently think they are adults.
Entertainment
5 out of 5
The comedian was great. Great comedy and super timing. Lot of audience involvement and very good at ad lib with the crowd. The piano and string quartet was quite good.
B.B. King's Blues Club
4 out of 5
Good entertainment, but the venue was too small for the quantity of crowd the band drew.
Children's Programs
No children
Service and Staff
2 out of 5
Service was very slow and not very friendly in the main dining room. Food service was very good and friendly at the Lido buffet. Table service was not good in the Lido dining area. Drink service was bad all the bars and extra tips did not help. You should not have to go get your drink at the bar. Also drinks were inconsistent from bar to bar. Room steward did a good job. When you put the âtidy upâ sign on the door it was done by the time you returned to the cabin.
Ship Quality
4 out of 5
Cabin / Stateroom
4 out of 5
Cabin was very adequate for a couple. Except for sleeping didnât spend much time in the room due to ship activities. Room and hall were quiet, which was very nice.
Ship tip
Prepare to get your own drinks at the bar, drink package or not.
Beautiful clear water and some nice walking trails. Didnât do an excursion. The big negative was the drink package wasnât included on the island. Paid $16 for 2 cans of water, twice the price of same water onboard and onboard it is part of the drink package.
Did a private carriage ride. $40 each. Informative, really kind expensive give it was only a 15 minute tour. Tour guide said it would be 25-30 minutes. Guess we had a really fast horse.đotherwise just walked the shops looking for unique items.
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