Loved the cruise. The ship was very clean, the service was wonderful, and the food excellent. Our rooms were really nice - lots of storage space, excellent service with attention to details. Lots of choices on where to eat, and the selections were WOW! A very enjoyable cruise for all 4 of us.

The only exception was the excursions we booked. A big discrepancy between the brochure and the actual excursion. I would not book an excursion again based on our experience. Need way more time to explore on our own, and shop! While there are lots of great things to buy aboard the ship and the prices VERY reasonable; on land you can barter a LOT - and that is the fun of visiting local markets.

Casino was fun, (and I won - so you can win on cruise ships) ... I am not sure if all cruises are like this, but there are many ways to spend money on little extras aboard, like bingo and the little bingo machines, but still fun. The fitness area & spa very nice as well. We did take advantage of one of the spa specials, but it wasn't as big of a deal as they made it out to be. It didn't cost us more than a local spa at home which was a surprise.

In fact non of the extras were more than I expected, and I am a cheap when it comes to stuff like that. We managed to have a great cruise on a tight budget and we will do this again for sure.

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