We went on the mother's day cruise. Well the star gazer itself was very nice and clean. The live music was a very pleasant singer. I opted for the private tables on the top level which would have been very nice if not for the fact that an entire extended family from below decided to occupy the only empty table next to us. So we have literally a dozen people including kids in the space intended for 4. They were constantly bumping into us and if we got up even for a minute from our RESERVED table, they would sit at it or crowd around it. Now you make think that this is not the crew's fault, but I made them aware and no one made an effort to even ask them to be more courteous to PAYING people. Not to mention that they got their own waiting person which meant that between the fact that our server was not very attentive and that they were blocking the waiting staff from being able to see us, they were getting drinks on a ratio of about 5 to 1. The food was also not cooked well at all. The meat was like rubber. Down stairs the buffet was apparently better. All in all, don't waste your time on upgrading. Just steal seats and occupy space, the ship apparently is ok with that.
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