A beautiful sight awaited us in this early morning arrival in Southampton. The Queen Mary 2 had arrived. We had just completed the first leg of our B2B cruises, the first being the British Isles. This second leg would take us to Western Europe. The comments contained in this review are ours alone. Other passengers on this same cruise may have different opinions.

There are many reviews on the Golden Princess so we will not go into details of the ship at this time. We were looking forward to sailing past QM2 on our way out of port however we were delayed by an hour and a half and she had set sail already.

Our first port and one of biggest surprises was Zeebrugge, Belgium. We took the walking and canal boat tour of Brugges. What a wonderful city this was. Brugges is a very old city with canals, cobblestone streets, narrow alleyways and tons of history. Our tour guide was a delightful lady who loved to show off her city. The ride through the canals was beautiful. Just a note here. If you have problems walking this tour is not for you. The walk is long over uneven terrain. Now the real good part. Belgian Chocolates and fresh made Belgian Waffles with a large scoop of ice cream on top. All of this low cal of course. Do not miss touring this city. It is marvelous. Read more