I have nothing to compare my experience with,and I'm sure that other cruise ships have lots of things bigger and better than the Pearl, but for me, I had a fabulous time and can't figure out what other people are whinging about.

We had booked a P&O shuttle from the airport - strongly recommend that if you're arriving by plane. It was $20 and the lady actually came and found us before we had even collected our baggage. We didn't have to worry about finding trains or taxis (which are way more expensive) and could just sit back and relax and get taken to exactly the right place at the right time.

Embarkation was easy - didn't have to wait very long, but wouldn't have minded if we did - we're on holidays and not in a hurry for anything. My bag arrived at the cabin quickly, but my friend had to wait a few hours, but that didn't bother us - it turned up later that afternoon. Read more