Washers and dryers are available for use with a fee, irons and boards are free. Instead of the usual neutral colors, the d cor is rich red and gold, with huge flower paintings. The dining room has two levels, and there is enough room between tables for private conversation and easy movement. Breakfast and lunch are served in the dining room or in the Lido. There are sometimes lengthy lines in the Lido, but there are smaller stations both at lunch and dinner, allowing passengers to have something light with a drink if they choose to wait for the traffic to slow down.
Hot food is hot, cold food is cold and the staff is careful to keep the serving areas full.
Some passengers were not pleased that smoked salmon was served in individual plates, although others got by the portion control by dumping one plate into another. At lunch the poolside area just outside the Lido is also used for stations offering Mexican and Indonesian food and sometimes pasta. The ice cream station in the Lido gets tremendous traffic during lunchtime, and as a result the flavor choices diminish quickly. Although guests carry their own trays, tray removal is very prompt and tables are kept neat and clean. The overall quality of the food is uneven, with some excellent dishes and some that fell in the mediocre to poor range.