we've been on 4 cruises post pandemic- 31 days on Carnival & 21 days on HAL. Yes there are cut backs, but that is everywhere on land, sea & air. We had only sailed HAL 1x pre pandemic & did not really care for the slower climate, but gave HAL another try w/ an offer too good to pass up. Thoroughly enjoyed our 21 days on HAL last Oct. So much so that we booked 14 days on N Statendam for next month. I felt dining was better than our pre covid cruise- but maybe because I had missed cruising so much, I appreciated it more. Our 3 Carnival cruises were hit & miss- 1 was what I would call really bad in dining & entertainment. The other 2 were great. We are looking forward to sailing on N Statendam & making HAL our cruise line of choice.