Best staff around!

Such a friendly cruise staff, everywhere we went!  The food-  everyone asks about the food. I think breakfast there is good. The pastries were lackluster, but everything else was pretty good. Lunch and dinner were average. Although, I ate in the main dining room for dinner one night,  and that was plenty. I ate in the edelweiss restaurant or the upgraded restaurants the rest of the time. The main dining room dinner I thought was pretty bad. On the last day,  I went for breakfast at 9 AM, right before departing the ship and it was closed already. That was a bummer. I thought the cruise director, Dan Dan was a lot of fun. The shows were good. I'm not sure why they had to devote a night to Elvis.  Overdone.   The juggler and the comedians and the piano man night were all great. I liked not having to reserve a seat for these events. That gave me the option of whether to go at the last minute or not. The casino was smoky, so that ruined the experience for me .   Getting on the ship was a breeze, and I found it to be shockingly quick. Getting off the boat took a little bit longer. I wish the camera  people made themselves more obvious on ship. There was formal night and we couldn't find anyone to take our picture. That was disappointing. I didn't think the costumes of the people off the boat were very good. I didn't particularly want  my picture taken with a girl dressed up in a sailor outfit. I have been on other ships that were better in this area. That being said, I thought the ports of call were all great. There was enough time to really spend some time at each location.   On the really long piers, there were rickshaws to help with the long walk in the heat. For a couple of bucks, you could get a ride which was a godsend at the end of a hot day. We enjoyed ourselves immensely, but I might pick a bigger Ship next time. Even though it had been renovated, it wasn't much to look at as far as the decor goes, and the schedule for things to do at night wasn't extensive.  Honestly, the staff is what made this ship great.  Otherwise, I would have rated it a 3.