Our group numbered 14, all from one family, ranging in age from 13-71, all but one were first time cruisers, and none had seen Alaska yet. We flew into Seattle on the night before embarkation and had a great fish and oyster dinner in the Wharf area at Elliott's. My review should be read with the note that it was our first commercial cruise, so don't have much to compare it to, other than comments from friends and CC members.
Embarkation on Friday was a breeze. We took the advice of some previous Infinity cruisers and arrived at the pier at 11am, and virtually flew through right on to the ship. After boarding we split up for our initial exploration, and met again for lunch in the Oceanview Cafe for the first buffet lunch. After getting underway promptly at 4pm, we spent the next few hours watching the Puget Sound scenery go by. We had the late seating in the Trellis Room and for the most part, we all ate each evening meal there. The food was excellent and the service was just superb. Since we all enjoyed the food and service there we did not try the upscale SS United States restaurant. The two formal nights were pleasant and on the night before arriving in Victoria, the menu included filet and lobster, followed by a descent of the staircase of all the service personnel with their trays of Baked Alaska. The chilled soups were just terrific throughout the week. Don't think the meals there and the service could have been much better.
Most mornings and several lunches we ate at the healthy food Aqua Spa cafe/buffet behind the Thera Pool. It was cool and overcast for the entire week so the heated Thera pool was the only one used by the passengers and it got a little crowded most of the time. The best time to use it is when everyone is either leaving or already ashore at the ports we visited. Ditto for the spa services, but it seemed they were in pretty heavy use the entire time, and reservations/appointments were difficult to come by if you didn't make the effort early in the cruise week.