We were on the sailing out of Barcelona on 2nd September to Istanbul. Boarding was a breeze, we had been in Barcelona for 5 nights prior so organized a taxi from our hotel to pick our group of 8 up at 1.30pm and within 15 minutes we were at the docks, 20 minutes later we were on board! Our bags were down in our cabin within the next 20 minutes, our room stewards had introduced themselves and we were unpacked and ready to explore. THis review is mine and my partners comments only, not the whole group we were with.
The ship was very clean and bright with staff everywhere welcoming us. This is how we found the ship and staff for the duration of our cruise.
Eating: I LOVE freestyle and the fact you don't have to dress up if you don't want to, for me personally, that is what a holiday is about. We ate at the Garden Cafe and the Great Outdoors Cafe for the entire cruise with the exception of one night when we went to Cagneys Steak House. It was very nice for a change but the food at the other two places was exceptional and we were very happy to eat there. I don't believe that people can complain about the food!