If I had my choice of the Gem or the Joy it would be a hard decision. I like both ships. The Gem has the Great Outdoors which is an out door part of the buffet. It has two pools, whereas the Joy only has one.
There is more entertainment on the Joy, such as the Cavern Club where we watched "The Beatles" perform. In Q there was a vintage Broadway performance. In the theater, we had 2 great shows. I'm not sure if the Gem still has song and dance shows. Magicians and lousy comedians don't interest us, if that was they reduced it to. Since the Gem sails from Boston, we will sail on her.