This music issue is so true. We literally took our books and walked around the whole ship, sitting for a minute and getting up and then moving to find a quieter spot. WHY???? Why does every inch of the ship have to have music? And not that all of it was loud, but it was omnipresent. Sometimes even your own balcony is facing the wrong way and the beating sun keeps you off so that is not always your sanctuary. And I even had my balcony neighbors playing their own music outside one day!!! A few well placed coughs and they got the hint, but c'mon.
Funny you should mention the pool music - we went first thing in the morning, were the ONLY people each day in the water, a handful lounging about, and music was quite nice - I can recall "oldies" stuff like Carol King, the Eagles, etc., at a decent volume. Until at 10 am - UP it cranked to unbearable both in volume and style and off we went.
Glad you reminded me to bring noise cancelling headphones this time.