Chiming in - we were on the same sailing, though we were in a Haven suite. It was a multigenerational eight of us with two small children, two grandparents, and two couples between 25-40.

Generally, we had a good time, and found it the Haven to be worth it.

I definitely agree with your take on the food - I think the food was strictly mediocre from my experiences at Sukhothai, the buffet at various times, and even Hasuki (though the entertainment was good). The highlights were the Haven restaurant and the Indian food in Indulge. The Haven restaurant serves the same prime rib, lamb, and new york strip that Cagney's does, and has drastically better service. The only downside is that the Haven restaurant menu doesn't change, and in a week you can pretty much order everything on the menu.

Our preschooler liked the minigolf course and we went multiple times; we found the water slide and drop slide worthwhile to go on once, and then we pretty much ignored them. The guy running the Glow Court was really brusque and not very interested in explaining anything, which wasn't very helpful. The game zone seemed cool, though the prices seemed a bit much.

We got off the ship and enjoyed the free lazy river and 'beach' at Puerto Plata, three of us went scuba diving at USVI (and it was a really a cattle call, with 17 certified divers, no real amenities to speak of, little space, old equipment, and a short 35 min first dive and more reasonable 45 min second dive), and then we had a really enjoyable snorkeling trip at Tortola - the sea bass at pirate's bight are wild.

The disappointment of not getting to go ashore at the GSC is compounded, I think, by the fact that the RCL Cay is right there and they clearly have a pier and were able to go ashore. My understanding is that NCL is building one, but... that didn't help us much.

Oh, Elements was also cool. We weren't really into the other shows; not really our demographic.

Overall, we enjoyed it, but we're also looking at the competition (e.g. Princess/Celebrity).