Bars and lounges are all classy. The decor features luxurious mahogany wood and Delft-tile designs, except for the glaringly glitzy stage curtain. The lower level, like her sister ships, provides individual upholstered chairs and sofas, offering a welcome flexibility not available on ships whose show rooms feature fixed row seating. This is also the scene of enrichment lectures, as well as Snowball Cash Bingo. The modern Crow's Nest on the Sports Deck gleams with wondrous views through its walls of windows, the spot for ocean viewing by day and especially glamorous when the ship departs in the evening hours, such as at St. Thomas where the lights twinkle up the hills.
Cocktail hours lure passengers for a drink and hot hors d'oeuvres.
They're also served at the Ocean Bar, a small but popular spot where a quartet plays familiar dance music. The crowd thins out after dinner. Cognacs, designer coffees, and fresh chocolates, accompanied by The Champagne Strings, are served in the Explorers Lounge from 9pm to midnight, while cigars are on tap in the Dolphin Bar. The Java Cafe, outside the Wajang Theater where recent movies are shown, is underutilized. Fresh popcorn is served here at movie times.