Beautifully designed inside, with great attention to detail & lots of comfortable & interesting places to relax, the ship is also very clean. A variety of live music is a feature of the cruise, so most people should find a bar to suit their taste. Two or three of the lounges, particularly L'Insolito, encourage dancing, & it's not too difficult, even at Easter, to avoid children.

The ship is huge. It's an excursion just to walk from the theatre in the bow, to L'Insolito lounge at the stern... Going up & down stairs it was usually quicker to walk than wait for the lifts, which, though very shiny and quiet, have been programmed by Dr Random.

Food & service in the restaurants were excellent; at dinner you could have six courses, if you wanted. The portions were well judged & well presented, & there is plenty of variety. During the day the Zanzibar buffet on Deck 14 was open most of the time, & coffee of good quality was available 24/7. However, if you don't like the sight of diners - of all nationalities - scrambling to pile pyramids of hot dogs, burgers, fries, waffles, chips & pizza on their plates as if they might not see another meal for a fortnight, then just give Zanzibar a body-swerve & use one of the restaurants instead. Healthy options (fruit, salads) were always in plentiful supply at the buffet, & these areas were, predictably, quieter. Read more