If you're looking to reenact scenes from "Carry on Sailing", then this is the ship for you.

Our room was a decent size (outside plus), but resembled something from the 1970's, with dark wood panelling and floral carpet ensemble, finished off with a large bleach stain on one of the curtains (don't even get me started on the dirty old plastic bottle parked under the bed, together with 2 years worth of dust and fluff). Throughout, the ship looked tired and worn, and an unusual smell of boiled cabbage permeated the air. On the sun decks, glasses and crockery were not collected until the end of each day, and tables were often left uncleared and unwiped. It seemed perfectly acceptable for people to visit the buffets in a state of undress and bare footed. Casual T-shirts were allowed in the Orion restaurant on formal evenings, and we spotted a number of guests puffing on e-cigarettes in the restaurant and bars inside of the ship.

Entertainment was poor at best, with the exception of the Show Team in the Broadway Lounge. The steel drum guy had a very limited musical repertoire - on a good day he had maximum 5 songs (which we now know off by heart), and played regularly around the ship sometimes up to 5 times per day. Other bands around the ship were ok, just not EVERY day, and if you're lucky, the guest acts (1 per week) include one of the grumbleweeds, and a couple of blokes who probably had their own spot on the Comedians 1970s TV show. One evening, we were treated to an Elton John DVD playing in the lounge (yes, really)!! No sign of the entertainment team after 11 pm. Entertainment after this time was usually held in the Waters Edge bar, where a few danced to records; this is also shared with the casino. Read more