We booked this cruise as an excellent late deal price as we had never been to five of the ports of call in the British Isles despite having cruised worldwide for many years.

We were pleasantly surprised that Princess has managed to maintain their usual high standards apart from allowing people in shorts into the dining rooms on casual night dining! As Captains Circle Elite passengers we also benefited from all their perks (some of the best provided by any cruise line's loyalty programme) as well as on board credit.

We like doing things on our own and not using the ship's excursions, which were horrendously expensive and we felt sorry for the majority of passengers who were American being fleeced in this way. We did our best to inform many of them we encountered of the do it yourself options available. Read more