I just returned from a cruise on the Holiday, and the cruise director did inform the passengers that the ship had been sold and will be moving to Europe, and will be replaced in Mobile by another ship. I'm not surejust when this will happen though.
This experience on the Holiday was my first cruise experience. It was interesting and fun, although I had a few minor issues. The thing that I found to be consistently delightful was that the entire staff and crew was extremely pleasant, friendly, and helpful at all times. The service was excellent. EXCEPT for one little thing, which is that when my wife and I first arrived at our stateroom we noticed that there was no hot water. We notified the steward who said that he would notify the maintenance crew. But it took them a long time to fix this problem (3 days!). It didn't bother me much but my wife absolutely hated not having hot water for this time. Aside from this little problem, the stateroom, though it was one of the cheapest ones, was actually pretty comfortable and pleasant. The bed was very comfortable. The service at the onboard restaurants was great. The buffet dining on the Lido Deck was a bit problematic at times, due to the fact that it often got very crowded and hectic there at peak times and it could be difficult to make one's way through the crowd and to find a place to sit. The pool and poolside area are a lot of fun. The entertainment at the onboard nightclubs was not so good. They definitely need to hire some better musicians to play at the nightclubs. My wife and I were frustrated that there was not any good music there for us to dance to. But the big productions at the Americana Lounge were very well-done, with superb dancers and musicians. There was a photographer on board named Yuliya who is excellent. Best portrait photographer ever! There was a guy on the ship who gave some art talks (can't remember his name now) that were very interesting. Had a nice time in Cozumel snorkeling. That's about all...