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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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