My heart sank when we stepped on board. A tired ship with no wow factor atrium or even aged splendour, just worn out. The only plush place was the casino & I didn't wish to spend any time in there!

Cabin was not overly clean and staff generally seemed very down and demoralised. No sail aways, which is a shame as you do start a holiday full of expectation and it was all low key. We had a concierge cabin which was supposed to include daily canapés, but once on board, we were told they would only be delivered if we ordered them for a specific time and were in our cabin. Ordered them one day but the quality was shockingly bad so didn't bother again.

Food generally was pretty poor. I only looked forward to the evening meals with an open dining option, for meeting new guests and not the food. Service in the trellis was poor. Sommeliers just vanished and just about squeezed two glasses of wine out of the bottle for the whole evening. We went to 2 shows, which were both good and entertaining. Read more