We'd never been on a cruise before as we like to travel independently, but were converted after this wonderful trip.
The destination - Russia - is not an easy one to organise with all the visa issues but once we arrived at the airport in St Petersburg and were met by one of the three fantastic on-board guides and taken to the Ingvar, our home for the next couple of weeks. all those stresses fell away.
Our cabin was small but beautifully formed. I'd only experienced ship life in the early 70s on ocean liners with 4 berth cabins, shared bathrooms (the usual Australian/UK pilgrimage) so to me the room was heaven. There was a place for everything and it was incredibly quiet especially since we were very close to the main desk.
Very comfortable with plenty of storage space under the bed, in drawers and in the closet.
Great to go on the metro and walk around some of the city's parks, shops and public buildings.