I will agree with other critics that it wasn't faultless. My husband and I took our six year old son off for a week around the Spanish Mediterranean. The ports were not the most exciting to call at other than Barcelona, but we knew that when we booked and our aim was purely to relax and have some time together.

Embarkation was messy but less so than the scrum at Palma Airport to get on a coach. They really do need to find a way of better organising this; for many passengers it's their first contact with the cruise line and leaves a lot to be desired.

The ship is clearly ready for a re-fit, but this really did not detract from the experience as a whole. Read more