Well, this was a very disappointing cruise. First of all, the two shore excursions we booked (1) in Marseille, France and (1) Naples, Italy were duds. The tour guides were very informative, but the places we went were not "historical" as far as I'm concerned. On both tours, after walking around quite a bit, the ending seemed to be the best part. Another thing hubby and I didn't enjoy was the fact that the ship is like a revolving door at each port. Passengers getting on and off. Not a big fan!!! Being inconvenienced every time a new group of passengers boards by venues, elevators, bars, etc. being shutdown for 45 mins. to an hour for the safety drill. I think MSC is the only cruise line that does that. The ports hubby and I did on our own (Genoa, Messina, Malta) were very enjoyable. I loved Valletta, Malta. Gorgeous!! We also enjoyed Barcelona, Spain. We came in a day earlier and explored. What a beautiful city. We saw La Sagrada Familia. What a stunning, breathtaking place. Highly recommend it if visiting Barcelona. The food onboard was okay. Main dining was the way to go as the buffet was mediocre. The only specialty restaurant we did was HOLA! Tacos & Cantina , and it was very good. The ship was pretty, but I wasn't blown away by it. The entire bow of the ship was the Yacht Club. Only way to access outside was aft, portside or starboard. I love to be at the bow of the boat for sail away from ports. Couldn't do it on this ship. Well that's about it. Sorry if I sound like a Debbie Downer. I've sailed MSC Divina and MSC Meraviglia and those two cruises were enjoyable.