I have travelled in all areas of the world independently so when my husband and I said we were going on a cruise our friends were quite surprised! However for us the arrangement of hopping between the islands sounded good and we would make the most of the time we had on each one. We knew we liked ships (we always like the overnight Harwich to Hook of Holland) so we thought "Why Not!!".
The Flight
We flew from Birmingham - and unluckily had a 4 hour or so delay. Thomson staff at the airport were not in the least bit helpful but it wasn't too bad as we passed the time sunbathing by the lake at the nearby NEC! The flight itself was fine - legroom good for a charter flight.