Having read a number of mixed reviews, we went on this cruise with an open mind with every intention of enjoying ourselves and not sweating over the small stuff.

Were we disappointed no -- the cruise was great.

Everything about the whole holiday went very smoothly, check in was rapid -- less than 20 minutes from arriving at the docks to boarding, we were able to go straight our cabin, we boarded about 13:000 and then went off for a wander. This was out third trip on the ship and I wanted to see what had changed since the dry dock in November. To be honest there was nothing really noticeable, apart from the Mexican restaurant becoming Brazilian and the loss of the Tapas bar (that's sad as I loved that bar). Read more