A local Alaska lecturer was present throughout the voyage. Except for her descriptions of local flora, fauna, history and geology, the ship was virtually, and blessedly, announcement-free. Daily movies are offered in the onboard cinema, augmenting those shown on the ship's video system. Children have their own facility called the Fun Factory, also used by the teen groups since the facility includes those great unifiers of toddlers, tots and teens, Sony Playstations. This teen area includes a second room with video machines.
Service is competent, friendly, and professional.
We were especially pleased with the bar service, especially in the smaller lounges. In the larger rooms it tended to be a little lax. And, for the Alaska market, this would be an excellent choice for families and younger couples. Standard designations of Formal, Informal and Casual. On our sailing there were two each of Formal and Informal evenings and three Casual evenings.