We drove straight into the London Cruise Terminal and immediately unloaded our cases to the waiting porters before driving the 400 metres or so to the long-stay car park -- a covered parking area. Whilst it would have been as quick to walk we were transported back to the main terminal by mini-bus. Cruise & Maritime schedule their check-in times based on cabin number and we were told to report at 12:15. We were about 30 mins early and were directed to the lounge where refreshments were available. Promptly at 12:15 we were called to check-in and in less than 30 minutes we were on board and being led to our cabin. Our luggage was waiting when we arrived.
We were late booking and the main criteria we applied was an un-obstructed view. We were allocated a "superior plus cabin on deck 7. It was on the small side but had plenty of storage an adequate shower-room and was clean, bright and airy. A recent review said that a room with a view was a waste on money because the windows were very small and were very dirty. Our window was large and clean and the outside was cleaned regularly throughout the week.
Lunch was only available in Marco's Bistro. As we dislike walking around with our food seeking out a table we located an outside table by the pool and took it in turns to collect our food. As piscaparians (veggie plus fish) there was only two hot choices but also an abundant selection of salads and, after we started eating, we also discovered a poolside pizza bar which would have met our dietary requirements.