We chose this cruise for the destinations and the fact that the ship remained in St. Petersburg 3 days. We also had not been to any of the destinations before so enjoyed the ease of tours each day. We were pleased with embarkation and disembarkation with one exception. We purchased transport to ship and back to airport. When we were leaving for home, we walked out of the terminal area to realize we had no clear understanding of what bus to board. It turned out to be very simple as the buses were numbered to match the numbers called to leave the ship.
We felt our suite 651 was in a wonderful location on the ship mid ship near everything we needed, library, spa, laundry. Laundry on board is a great thing to have on a two week cruise. They made laundry easy by providing soap and everything.
Our cabin was large compared to other cruises but we expected that based on the online information and cost.
Cabin size was wonderful, walkin closet large bath with tub and seperate shower. Cabins need refreshing otherwise very nice and the crew said the ship is being updated. Hope that means new furniture and carpets.