My husband and I had taken this cruise itinerary a year before, and he got sick halfway through. This was our do-over.

We had a totally different experience than the year before. First, no-one got sick! But, more than that, our port experiences were terrific, the weather was great, and the ship was immaculate.

We are not sun worshippers, so we didn't have to deal with the politics of lounge chair saving. We might have spent more time on the pool deck if there was better music or activities, but there weren't. (I've been on cruises that had activities that were very entertaining, like horse races or belt flop contests that were very funny...) Read more