We chose this to experience a new ship with all the bells and whistles. Embarking on Freo was a nightmare taking 2 hours but once on board that was forgotten. The crew were fabulous and couldn't do enough for us, always smiling and happy and breaking into song and dance in the Windjammer, Stateroom was always tended to twice or three times each day.

We ate breakfast in the dining room, sometimes a la carte and sometimes buffet. Buffet was my preference. Food was hot and the choice was We lunched in the Windjammer on most days plenty of choice including gluten free, again no complaints about the food.

My Time dining was our choice for dinner. There was two dining rooms for fixed dinner at 6.30 and 830 plus two dining rooms for My Time. All had the exact same menu, just different decor. For My Time it was certainly better to reserve asap. I reserved as soon as we had our booking number weeks before we left Sydney. If you didn't have a reservation you may have to queue for 15-30 minutes. Read more