This was a very last minute holiday for us and we were pleased with how the travel agent made sure we got on this cruise. We got it at a very reasonable price and got an upgrade to an outside cabin which was great. Couldn't complain about embarkation as that was quick and efficient and our cabin was fine. Our luggage arrived almost immediately and we were unpacked and ready for an explore in next to no time. Great start!

Well, things went down hill after that. The ship itself is fine, nicely decorated lounges and bars. The pool area is rather bland and well worn but given how many Italian kids were on board, we didn't spend any time there.

We were appalled by the lack of hygiene in the buffet restaurant. There was hand gel but no one insisted you use it so nobody did. There was always food on the floors and tables were left with dirty dishes and not wiped down. The same food was served every day and my biggest disappointment was the salads. I thought Italians would serve really good salads but every day there was chopped iceberg, a few tomatoes and nothing much else. At breakfast the same foods again and nothing appetizing. The cooked food was awful and the scrambled egg looked like vomit. But the worse of all was the horrible plastic blue mugs to drink from. First thing I did was to buy a china mug from our first port of call. Read more