Balmoral Review
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My wife and I have always preferred colder destinations, and the thought of possibly seeing the Northern Lights, and snowy scenery of Norway, attracted us to book this 15 night cruise. Also, the fact that we could sail direct from Southampton.
After finding our ABP parking, which went smoothly, we were early for booking in, but after a not too boring wait we found ourselves on board - again, dealt with smoothly, and our luggage already waiting in our cabin.
We had booked a Junior cabin with balcony on deck 9 - it was roomy, with lots of storage space. The balcony was a reasonable size also.
Cabin Review
Balcony Junior Suite
Good, roomy, lots of storage.
Décor a little 'tired', but overall comfortable, very clean and well laid out.
Bed very comfortable, excellent sleep each night even in rough-ish seas!
bathroom good with powerful hot shower.
Attendant excellent.
Port Reviews
Southampton
Embarkation port. Easy access and parking, all ran smoothly.
Molde
Only went ashore on the 'Introduction to Molde' shore excursion, which was interesting but could have done with another 15 - 30 minutes to take time for photographs etc.