#6

. . . and beyond !

How can so many kids be on this cruise ship in the middle of April?   This isn't Disney.

Don't get me wrong, I love our 3 grown up kids and all 5 of our little grand kids, but I really didn't expect to see so many in the Caribbean during regular school days!  Half of the pool and open deck area is catering to little people and the little people are enjoying it . . .  a LOT . . .  and with gusto. ( this just means noise, and lots of it! )  This really wasn't what we had in mind when we booked this relaxing, peaceful cruise.

There is an area toward the front of the ship that has a little more adult flavour, but with one side of the ship dedicated to smokers, there aren't enough lounges or enough room on the other side for the non smokers.  I fail to understand how half of the two upper decks have been designated as smoking areas, when less than 20 % of the guests on board actually smoke!  The math just doesn't work.   Frustrating ! ! !  We literally walked into clouds of smoke on the top deck track every time we did the port side.  There were usually only a handful of smokers, but they were there, right along the running/walking track. I think there was a bit of a design flaw in that setup.