We were considering it for their new Japanese cruise. I thought that if Marty couldn't handle all of the excursions at least he could stay on the boat. We have been on other small ships and enjoyed them We have been on a 7 day Blue Lagoon cruise in Fiji and the Coral Princess in Australia. The food is plentiful but far from gourmet.It is a different type of vacation. I would love not having TV but Marty would miss it.I like the fact that small boats can go into small ports where there are no big cruise ships.