We were on in May this year and had some issues. Very short-staffed as everyone noticed (a few crew told us they were having trouble getting staff rehired) but the Windjammer ran out of items several times (and was very crowded), MDR food has been better, and we only had 2 shows out of the 5 nights. Crew was friendly as stated and I can't ever recall having any issues with a crew member.
Still not a terribly bad cruise, just interesting and odd. I think others have also pointed out the odd feeling.