As stated, this was my first cruise. I spent 20 years in the US Navy, so I was accustomed to being at sea, but my wife had not been to sea before. We selected a balcony room(9403)after being upgraded from the second deck room for $51, which was a great deal. The ship was wonderful, clean and there was always crew members cleaning.

The room was ready when they opened up the rooms. Our baggage was waiting for us when we arrived to the room. The water I ordered was there, our sign and sail cards were in the mailbox and the daily activities.

Dining: Well, to be honest, the buffet was a lot better than the main dining room. We were assigned the "Blush" dining room, which is on the 3/4 deck aft. The wait staff tried to compensate for the food quality, it was obvious. Presentation was well done however. The chicken breasts were terrible, hard and flat. Baked potato undercooked and the famous Lava cake was like hot chocolate, not cooked enough, it was drinkable. BTW, Domino's lava cake is a lot better. Buffet: Very very good, lots of choices, and the 8oz flat iron steak was available just like in the dining room. I went to the italian restaurant on a sea day and it was free for lunch, as u have to pay extra like the steakhouse. That was the best meal I had onboard, and they gave us a very nice portion of eggplant parm. The best I ever had. Read more