Thought I would return to HAL after a few years absence, the date and price suited, and the size of the ship was appealing.

Having read the recent Ryndam reports on CC I was a little aprehensive - No fear the ship is in excellent condition - no bare carpet patches of holes in the floor to be found - overall the experience delivered was 5 Star - OK a couple of niggles - the machine Coffee extremely awful for an america biased ship. The main entertainment group singers are 2 (I use the term loosley) dancers - too American Audience orientated - given that we Brits made up 75% of the passengers. On the plus side - good sized cabin - excellent cabin / bar and resturant service. Excellent food only one questionable menu. Attended both Mariner Lunches - again excellent. Buffet a little disorganised, but quality of food made up for that.

Overall the entertainment was not as good as P&O - see comments re main group, the saving grace was Len Lennor - Magican and Comedian, who was excellent, fortunately also a Brit. Read more