Kudos to JoeBucks...I feel this is a fair review/opinion and agree with most of your thoughts. We sail all of the lines, currently have future sailings booked on 4 different lines. For us, we book for various reasons...the itinerary, the ship, the cost, whom we're sailing with, etc. Cruising is just like anything else, they all have their cheerleaders and critics. Many don't even compare similar ships...even within the same fleet. Thanks for posting, Enjoy!