This cruise left Tilbury knowing that gales were forcast in the English Channel and The Bay of Biscay.The reckless decision to sail resulted in crossing the Bay of Biscay in a force 9 gale,passengers were injured and ambulances greeted us when we made an unscheduled stop in CORUNA Spain so that casualties could be taken to hospital for treatment.

On christmas eve all evening entertainment was cancelled and we were advised to stay in our cabin.Christmas day in Coruna was miserable,christmas dinner awful [eg 1 brussel sprout]The atmosphere on board was very subdued and not festive.

The first two scheduled stops were cancelled [Gibraltar and Lanzarotte]Tenerife and Palma were ok.In Madeira the ship moored in the bay and we were taken ashore by tender,ours was skippered by a man who apparantly could not manouvre a boat; it taking 4 attempts to approach and dock at a pier being shared with two other cruises. Read more