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We were on the first cruise from Charleston and embarkation took until 8 PM with the ship sailing around 10. Debarkation on 11/15 wasn't as bad but not as good as Miami.The food was excellent for the most part and the entertainment was terrific. Shows were on a smaller scale, of course, but the singers and dancers were as good as I've seen on any ship. We had a suite on the 9th deck which was clean but well worn. There were problems and we understand these are ongoing. We had no air conditioning in our room for 20 hours over a three day period and this was sporadic throughout the ship including the public rooms. You start every day with rust colored water in your bathroom but it usually clears up in an hour or two. The casino and a couple of minor lounges are intolerable due to cigarette smoke which drifts out of these areas into shops and hallways. I've never been on a ship that ventilates smoke so poorly. We are non-smokers but a lot of smokers felt the same way.This is a small ship and with 1462 passengers on board is crowded. Freestyle dining=lines at all times. We stayed on the ship in all three ports in order to enjoy the ship without all the people. The ports are no big deal anyway and by the time they let you off you don't have a whole lot of time to do much. We docked in Key West at 3PM but every single person on the ship had to clear immigration before anyone was allowed to go ashore. This procedure took 90 minutes which we understand was fast for almost 1500 people. You had to be back on the ship by 9:30PM. Why go ashore and miss the Captain's Farewell Dinner and the outstanding show that followed?We made the most of the cruise but we'll never sail on this ship again and we'll think twice before sailing from Charleston which is less than 90 minutes from our home.
We were on the first cruise from Charleston and embarkation took until 8 PM with the ship sailing around 10. Debarkation on 11/15 wasn't as bad but not as good as Miami.
The food was excellent for the most part and the entertainment was terrific. Shows were on a smaller scale, of course, but the singers and dancers were as good as I've seen on any ship. We had a suite on the 9th deck which was clean but well worn.
There were problems and we understand these are ongoing. We had no air conditioning in our room for 20 hours over a three day period and this was sporadic throughout the ship including the public rooms. You start every day with rust colored water in your bathroom but it usually clears up in an hour or two. The casino and a couple of minor lounges are intolerable due to cigarette smoke which drifts out of these areas into shops and hallways. I've never been on a ship that ventilates smoke so poorly. We are non-smokers but a lot of smokers felt the same way.
This is a small ship and with 1462 passengers on board is crowded. Freestyle dining=lines at all times. We stayed on the ship in all three ports in order to enjoy the ship without all the people. The ports are no big deal anyway and by the time they let you off you don't have a whole lot of time to do much. We docked in Key West at 3PM but every single person on the ship had to clear immigration before anyone was allowed to go ashore. This procedure took 90 minutes which we understand was fast for almost 1500 people. You had to be back on the ship by 9:30PM. Why go ashore and miss the Captain's Farewell Dinner and the outstanding show that followed?
We made the most of the cruise but we'll never sail on this ship again and we'll think twice before sailing from Charleston which is less than 90 minutes from our home.
