These are a few of my thoughts about our cruise. Pictures will come later once my husband can come inside and download his camera. He is mowing now that most of the storm damage has been taken care of. Still have 2 trees down and 1 that I think is too dangerous for him to attempt by himself.
Embarkation and debarkation could not have been faster.
Food:
We had the key so lunch the first day and breakfast the last day were in the MDR. They both were delicious and peaceful.
Breakfast and lunch everyday were in the Windjammer, we were very happy with the choices every day. We had Chops +1. Our 1 was Izumi. Both meals were great. I got the lamb chops in Chops. I got the Champagne Lobster Roll and the Tempura Lobster Roll. For dessert I had the Sesame balls with the red bean paste which was the perfect balance of not sweet/sweet.
Two other dinners were in the Windjammer and 3 were in the MDR. All were good.
The not so good was the Windjammer the last night. We wanted to go to the show so decided to eat first in the Windjammer. The food in there all week was really good with roast beef, brisket (my husband got the burnt ends which the carver was about to throw away). The last night however the food was not appealing at all. We then went to the show and ate in the MDR after.
The staff was very friendly and service was as good or better then any of our other cruises. The cruise director was fun and the game shows were hilarious.
The internet was horrible. We needed to keep in touch with our house sitters because of the bad weather. No way would it work in our cabin. My husband found one place that he could make wifi calls without them dropping. We found that if we were on the pool deck before the younger people were up the internet was fast, after that not even the app worked well. Since they don’t give out the compass any more you need the app to know what was going on.
The game shows were great but the rest of the entertainment was not. The music was not anything that interested us. One night there was no show. The comedian had 2 shows. The first show he was funny but the second show he kept checking his notes, his watch and he seemed to be in a down mood. I know it is a small ship but seriously?
The ports:
Cozumel – Nachi Cocom – great as always
Roatan – Maya Cay – the winds were up so we could not snorkel, the beach was nice and I got to spend at least 30 min. talking rescue animals with one of the staff.
Belize – Took a river safari. The wind was still up so it was a good option to not be bounced around in a small boat.
Costa Maya – 1st excursion was a catamaran snorkel, with the winds they refunded our payment because of poor visibility. It would have been awesome if the wind had not been so bad. 2nd excursion was the aviary at the port and it was very nice the way they had it set up.