This is my first cruise so keep that in mind as you read. First, I didn't not smell any sewage on the ship ever (I was really worried about that after reading some reviews). The ship recently was in dry dock and it looked fantastic and was very clean. There were not many kids on this cruise so I would not recommend it to people wanting to vacation with their kids-I think there are other ships that would be more fun for kids. I've been told it is a smaller ship carrying about 2000 guests so if you want a bigger ship then you should take that into consideration. Personally, I thought the ship was huge so I can't imagine what a bigger ship would be like! Staff was warm and welcoming, food was what I expected (not 5 star, but I don't believe 5 star food is possible with this many guests). The food in the dining room tasted great, especially the roast beef. As far as the buffet goes, again, it was what I would suspect at a buffet-quite a variety of food that should satisfy most people and I thought it all tasted pretty good. We stayed in a deck 10 balcony room and was very happy with it. I don't have anything to compare it to in the cruise world, but as an avid camper who pulls and RV around the country I have to say, it felt pretty spacious to me! Would definitely get the balcony again as that ended up being my favorite place on the ship! Pool area was great-there are plenty of deck chairs scattered about so you can sit near the action and music or find a place that is quieter. The itinerary was great b/c we had a stop everyday and it was a 5 night cruise. Freeport was beautiful, but hasn't recovered from the hurricane so I would recommend going to a beach rather than Port Lucaya-there is nothing to see there and the people were not as friendly as other places. We were told to avoid Lucaya Beach because it was a safety issue and there were not security officers (even thought it was behing the police station-kind of weird).