You get what you pay for, that is for sure. If you want a cheap way to see Europe and don't care much about the accommodations or the food or the entertainment or the service, then this is the boat for you. The service is horrible...first dinner took 2.5 hours...we learned from that and ate mostly at the buffet. The ship is old and despite all of the comments about it being refurbished, it is about a 2-3 star hotel for quality. The entertainment was not acceptable...no idea where they find the lousy talent, but it would be nice if someone could actually carry a tune. It is time to put this ship to the bottom of the ocean and make a new one ! The embarkation and leaving on the last day and getting on and off at ports was easy...only 2000 people on the boat. The teppanyaki restaurant and the Asian restaurants were ok...the main restaurant had poor food and even worse service. There is a huge kids area on the boat outside, and yet people still brought their young kids into the main adult pool :(
5th floor had no water for 5 hours, toilet problems, no power for a while...not the best experience at all.