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Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

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Review summary

Most everything was great. Embarkation went fairly smooth. Being first cruisers, we didn't quite understand the "colored cards" we were "green group 5" but just heard "group 5" though it was "gold group 5" that was called. The lady taking the cards to allow boarding was very understanding and let us go anyway soooo that was a plus since we boarded before we were supposed to, without the embarrassment of her calling us out. I am putting it in my review so people can understand to be sure to listen for colors and numbers because it wasn't made clear when we were handed the card at check-in. Food and drink: Breakfast: Food in the windjammer (2 morning) for breakfast is not sooo good and unless you get there super early (so I heard) there is nowhere to sit. We ate in the solarium for breakfast 3 mornings and it was good. Not as busy and while there is less offered, it was mainly the same stuff as in the windjammer just not so much and replenished quicker instead of sitting under those lamps for a while. We skipped breakfast on disembarkation day and one port day. Lunch: Johnny rockets one afternoon, was good (up-charge). hot dog stand a couple times for lunch and snacks and cafe prom was all just ok. We ate at wipeout cafe on embarkation day and it was ok but over crowded. Dinner: "my time in American icon" We never had the same table/server in the dining room...in fact the first night they sent us up to "silk" (dining room on 5th) food was good in both the dining rooms we were in. We did room service once...not good at all. And pizza at Sorrento's for dinner once because we napped through out reservation. We also went to the windjammer for dinner twice and it was way better than breakfast. Overall: We would have liked to see bar food. You can't get food in any of the bars. I'm sure they have their reasons for this but even outside the bars, there is no "bar food" I love me some nachos and wings... Drinks: We didn't use any of the freestyle machines, though they seemed to work well when we seen them (short lines). We just ordered soda, water or alcohol in the bars. Speaking of alcohol/bar: favorite was "on air" and the bartender Heidi was awesome. We loved her instantly. Micheal was her helper (same shift) and was also very good. In fact the 4 person crew in there was great. They do rotate throughout the ship every couple weeks from what we were told so you may have to check around if you want a fun experience with them. Activities: Lots of stuff to do...unfortunately not for us. We are not trivia fans and don't sing, so karaoke wasn't our thing but most of the people singing were very good so nice entertainment. Bingo was big but at a cost and well...while we like internet bingo games, we don't like paying to play. I think maybe they could have done free bingo like the trivia and given away the same kinds of prizes (hats, t-shirts and such). Entertainment: We were very disappointed. Three of the shows (2 Broadway shows and the one at the aqua theater), we reserved were cancelled. Mechanical issues (should have had the part readily available to fix) Injury...do they not have backups? they should. The one show (aqua) was rescheduled but then as we walked up to get in line for it, they canceled it. These shows being cancelled left us with nothing to do but feed our faces, drink more and/or just wander around or nap. The adult comedy show was good, slightly vulgar. Frozen, was really cool and we enjoyed it very much. Such beautiful choreography. We were super happy to see it. Ship was clean though there were some stains in the carpets. Bathrooms everywhere were very clean. Bars and dining rooms smelled clean (y'all know what dirty dining and bars smell like haha) The only place that we noticed any issue was on the 12th floor about mid-ship, port side...musky smell...must have been a flood of some sort there at some point. All staff was friendly and helpful.

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Port Canaveral, Florida

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

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