Baltic Cruise MV Aurora 5th August 2012
Totally new to cruising so we were pretty excited, we were a party of 4 myself, my wife and two daughters. To save hassle we used AC Jenkins airport transfers for the delivery to and from Southampton and this was comfortable and seamless. The embarkation process involved a wait of about 30 mins in a long queue that moved swiftly. We were in cabin C294
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C294. No balcony but extra room, port side is good for ship watching and the stern exit is only a few doors away. No engine noise of note.