I sailed on this cruise last year and liked it so much I'm going again. The water and weather were great. There was only one really rough day and it was when we were still in the Med Sea. I actually enjoyed it but most didn't and there wasn't a line-up for anything all day and evening--bonus! It only rained one day, while we were in Pisa, and the rest of the time was sunny and hot, as in "sit by the pool and soak it up" weather.
It was glorious on the ocean, although understandably a little breezy on open decks. Here's a tip--don't wear a dress while playing mini golf. Learned a lesson there, and lost at golf!
I don't remember any skeet shooting onboard, but there's a ton of things to do. Even with all the extra sea days, which to me are just icing on the cake, you'll never be bored. Even after two weeks onboard (was a little shorter last year), we realized there was still things we didn't do but meant to and places on board we hadn't seen.
The entertainment was fantastic usually, especially a show called "Ticket to Ride" which I heard was still playing. The Piano Bar was the place to be before dinner and after and was hopping well into the nights. There was a very large contingent of very senior citizens onboard last year so most of the clubs weren't well populated in the evenings and nowhere was too crowded to be. We did notice the later dinner seatings weren't well attended. My sister and I dined with 6 other people, a group that spontaneously formed because there were 3 tables of 8 close together, 2 of which only had 2 people at them, so we all invited each other to sit together at 1 table. Having said that, last year the ship was not full, although they say it is this year, which is a little surprising considering the Spendor, which is new this year, is also making a transatlantic crossing this year.
Is anyone interested in a cocktail on the aft deck as we sail away? Cate