Beautiful Ship. Very well organized.

The ship itself is clean and beautiful.  Everyone was happy and helpful.  What I did not enjoy was additional and high costs for internet, the drinks.  Constantly trying to sell you additional dining options, shore excursions, etc.  The casino was terrible.  Old, boring machines which paid you literally pennies.  Anyone who goes to casino can see the difference in updated machines and old ones.  The odds of winning are extremely low.  Lost interest after an hour.  BORING and a waste.

Port Shopping.  I am so angry about this part that I'm having difficulty containing myself.  After attending 2 seminars on board giving us advice on which stores they stand behind, I trusted RC.  We went to Diamonds International where we spent almost $30,000 in one store.  When I returned home I had my diamond ring appraised and what I paid $23,000 was appraised at $8,000.  The other 2 items list for half of what I paid for them.  This is deliberate fraud by the stores, the cruise line, and their port shopping advisers.  They lead us to believe they were educating us as to what were the best stores to shop that they stood behind.  When in reality it was the best stores in which they would realize a very generous kickback by overcharging and stealing from the consumer.  I will be sure to share my experience with many others so that they don't become a victim like I and so many others have.  You can rest assured that this will not be the end of my experience.  It's too bad, because this aspect of my Cruise ruined what otherwise would have been a good vacation.  One that my husband and I deserved after overcoming medical and personal issues.