I have been on this cruise 5 or 6 times, sharing it with visitors to San Diego. I have thoroughly enjoyed it every other time. The narrative has always been fascinating, on both halves of the trip. This time, however, the narrative was done in a sing-songy voice that was very disconcerting, as if it were directed at 2-yr-olds. My guests and a lot of people around us didn't listen to most of the narrative and I heard comments like "irritating".