You know we have never liked buffets, but we do like the lunch buffets on SS because they have all the entrees from The Restaurant, and we can try more than one thing. They also have just as good of service there as they do at the a la carte.

We have not found the service particularly great at the bbq, and I like my soups. They never have one there, and it is heavily meat-based, though they certainly have sides. Others brag about it, but we particularly and consistently don't like it.

The galley brunch was different. Think of some Easter brunch you went to sometime w/o the breakfast part. There are so many staff members back there. Every station is manned, and they are all so anxious to talk to you about what they do and such. Even if you aren't into the experience, you ought to go back there and tour. I liked it because there were so many choices.

There are a lot of things we don't like about the pool bbq. We don't like those long tight tables and the whole setup, and they start setting up during my hot tub time. They never kick people out, but I am sure inside, we bug them, and they bug us if only just a little on both sides.

We liked Shaney and the guy from Nebraska better than Fernando, but both are gone. Fernando said Shaney was a great entertainer but not a great cruise director. We thought she was great, but we didn't know the ins and outs of all the business decisions.

I need to look up the guy from Nebraska's name in my report so I quit calling him that. It is interesting to see Alessandra work with someone different. She is so professional. It is fun to see her let her hair down a little. I guess she is still getting used to her promotion.

We truly did have a wonderful time. We just had that odd room service thing and then one time they called to tell us something about the tendors being ready and said we asked for a reminder. I said maybe it was the same people whose food got delivered here an hour ago.

Our stewardess always showed up with a chardonnay when it "was time", even the last night, she said, "would you like one more chardonnay" and anything we ever explained once was perfect next time.

We had received an upgrade to verandah, which was good because we have never stayed in vista, and last time we were in that medallion suite. We had a choice of cabins, and I picked deck 6 since we like starboard. They were recommending a suite on 8 that was all the way to the front. Todd kind of wanted that one since it is the pool deck. I am not sure I would pick deck 6 again, as with that many cabins and people smoking in them, sometimes the hall was smoky. They treated it 3 times a day, but there were times it was strong. Other times, there was nothing if they had just done their thing.