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sort hotel, with a main street, sports facilities, restaurants, why cruise ships can’t offer some more affordable and palat-
shopping centers, spas and ,of course, pools. We had booked able wine selections for everyday dining.
early and managed to get a premium corner cabin at the stern
with a huge balcony. The cabin was modern and comfortable The service was good to excellent, and the shows were pro-
throughout the cruise. fessional and entertaining. The views from our balcony were
stunning and well worth the few bucks extra we paid. Our
Great food and drink is the measure of any cruise for us and room attendants were very friendly and helpful – and creat-
the ship’s chef didn’t disappoint. We had a broad range of eat- ed amazing and delightful towel animals. The highlight of the
ing choices including the Wind- cruise was sitting at the Cap-
jammer Café, Jade Sushi and tains table enjoying, spirited
Asian-fusion cuisine, Café Prom- conversation, lobster and free
enade for coffee and pastries/ flowing fine wine.
snacks, and room service.
Cruising in style was the very
The specialty Portofino Italian best way to experience leaf
restaurant was a favorite haunt peeping in such a large, diverse
for us when we wanted to splurge and breathtaking geographic
a little and when we craved the area.
occasional burger or a sweet
tooth we had Johnny Rockets Prince Edward Island
and Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream as
options. The wine program was When we first looked at the
good, especially at the high end, port schedule we thought;
although I just can’t understand “Where the hell is Charlotte-
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