I too was on this cruise and had a fantastic time. I find it hard to believe that someone could find fault with the food the choice was varied and the service superb particularly if you could be bothered to make use of all the available dining options. The drinks were found to be reasonably priced (priced in dollars and no measures here!) I would recomm end those who like wine with their meals or during the cruise to look out for the "wine and dine package" with savings of upto 25%. Cocktail of the day is good value at about $6 (£3.50) and we should know as we tried most of them. The entertainment I found excellent, a good mix to suit all tastes including 2 ice dance shows that thoroughly entertained. I was actually on the Istanbul tour mentioned and it was one of the highlights of our trip, an excellent informative guide took care of us and although at first we were a little concerned that 2 half day tours had been rolled into one we were ultimately pleased as it left the 2nd day free for us to explore under our own steamand enabled us to make the most of this amazing city. The excurtions we undertook in both Malta and Athens were equally as good and throughly enjoyed. Cruisers need to ensure they choose the right trips to suit their needs and make more effort to find out about what is on offer on their but their is no lack of information to enable you to do this and the cruise company cannot make all the decisions for you! I have cruised Royal Caribbean before and was concerned that the size of this ship would mean a loss of the personal touch I had previously encountered but due to the efforts of the excellent staff am pleased to say I did not find this to be the case.

Hi Mrs. Maloney are you going to respond to our queries? re dollars or pounds???

We've been on 3 Royal caribbean cruises and have always been happy with the drink prices. Bottled beers are around $5 plus 15% gratuity. CocKtail of the day about $6 plus 15%. Bacardi and Coke etc about $6 plus 15%. Fab Martini cocktails about $8-9 plus tax. And if you are a member of Crown and Anchor you will get a coupon book each with buy one drink, get one free vouchers.

you probably mean dollars.

£11.00 (pounds) for a pint and a half!!! Are you sure? We went on RCI ship Voyager and the bar prices were more or less the same as our English ships.

I was on this cruise too and had a fantastic time!!! The entertainment was as good, if not better, than any I've seen before on a cruise ship. The food was also very good on the whole - I didn't have any problems finding something new and tasty to try every day. Drinks weren't cheap but were high quality.