We (myself, my wife and 2 friends) have had a couple of previous cruises but chose this one because of value for money and the itinerary.
Prior to departure we had asked the tour operators (Readers Offers Daily Mail) if the baggage allowance 0f 20kgs,on the Emirates flight could be increased as we were going to be away for 25 days, were going from a hot climate (Bangkok) to a cold one (Beijing)and we had 3 or 4 formal nights on board. Everyone had sloping shoulders and wouldn't do anything so it wa a slight but not major limitation.
Flight was OK apart from the usual totally over the top security rubbish. The other lady in our party was constantly given a hard time with regard to perfume.If the authorities thought she was going to make a bomb then they should have taken her away for questioning as a would be bomber as well as her bombmaking eqipment.