The brochures and reviews all said that the crew was friendly. However, that does not convey the feeling while on board. First, the crew is really great. The food was superb, the service gracious and the atmosphere was wonderful. After the first 50 "good morning", the attitude becomes infectious. People started to smile more and interact more. Combine friendly with a relatively small number of passengers, and you have a pleasant/great cruise. We had poor weather, but it didn't matter. We had a wonderful time and will do it again. This is our third cruise and by far, the best one.