We chose this cruise for a few reasons: This is our 4th year traveling at Christmas, we wanted to go somewhere warm(er), the port is 2 hours from our home, and the ship was not overly large. This was definitely a good choice. We got an 8k extended balcony because hubby & I are both introverts and like to get away to ourselves. This also proved to be a good choice. We found a good variety of food available in the buffet and dined there for most meals. We also dined in David's Steakhouse and Bonsai Sushi and enjoyed them and found them to be a good value, as well. We were only a little surprised to be disappointed at the quality of the entertainment. My hubby is a musician and we enjoyed listening to Michael, but thought the other guitarist was too reliant on his recordings and ipad. We also were disappointed in the comedians. We only attended 2 shows (one R and one PG, different comics) but found neither of them to be particularly funny, but we tend to be tough to entertain. Everyone on staff was incredibly friendly and helpful. We did 2 excursions: Snuba in Nassau and kayaking in Freeport. We weren't able to enjoy the snuba excursion. Hubby was not able to get comfortable with his breathing and I was never able to get my mask to stop fogging up. We did enjoy our time in the boat in the beautiful water. We enjoyed kayaking and the private beach in Freeport very much & would definitely recommend this excursion strongly. I had read repeatedly that Freeport was not a nice port, and while the port itself is more industrial than some of the others, we found the area away from the port to be beautiful and the people to be kind and helpful. The timed arrival meant that it only took about an hour from arrival at the port to boarding the ship. Disembarkation was incredibly quick. 15 minutes after having our deck called, we were on I95 headed home.