My Wife, 9 year daughter and I have just returned from our first cruise (2 weeks around the Western Med) and in general we all had a great time.

Sailing from Southampton is very easy and stress free (from our experiences the exact opposite to flying). The boarding process is quick and efficient and we were on the ship relaxing with a drink in one of the bars within an hour of arriving at the port.

We were amazed at the size of the ship and the facilities (all excellent) it had on board. There were various shops, swimming pools, hot tubs, solarium, gym,secluded children's area complete with it's own pool/s, screening room, library, internet cafe (WiFi was expensive so not many people used it which was a shame),theatre, ice skating ring, crazy golf, basketball court and arcade. Read more