i have cruised many times but my husband was on his first voyage.
we sailed on the discovery to the north cape to see the northern lights.
firstly, in defense of a classic ship, yes she is old, yes she has no balconies, she isn't a floating block of flats with a climbing wall or a florider. she is an old fashioned classic cruiser. a little rough around the edges, but all the more charming for it.