We have just returned from 14 days on the Britannia, sailing from Southampton across the Atlantic to the Caribbean before flying back from Barbados.

First impressions on entering the ship was not good, the atrium was like sitting in a shopping centre, no sweeping staircases no glass lifts just dull browns and creams sofas and chairs.

No background music no piano or dance floor for impromptu acts by the entertainment crew, and certainly no atmosphere. Read more