Decided to try Xmas for a cruise. This is the second time I have cruised, the first time was Alaska on the same ship, Radiance of the Seas. I do like the ship, very clean, spacious, quiet and very stable.

To be honest, I enjoyed the first cruise the best, which was in Alaska. I liked the fact that you could get off each day. The Christmas cruise I am reviewing only had three stop offs, Brisbane, Cairns and Newcastle. To be honest, I found the amount of children constantly bumping into you, running, crawling, shouting with the fact you couldn't get off much, a little claustrophobic.

However, the ship was decorated very nicely throughout in Christmas decorations, the staff always give their best, the food is excellent. We found the food in the buffet (Windjammer) better than Cascades (the formal one) on many occasions. We ate each night at Cascades, but in future we will reserve this for only eating there on formal nights and eat at Windjammer on the other evenings. Read more