This was our first cruise with Regent and hopefully the first of many more. We spent one night in Venice and stayed at the well placed Monaco Hotel. The food there was excellent. The art work is very unusual and the display they created for Holy Saturday was quite stunning. Check in on board was very quickly completed. We were served champagne immediately and after a light lunch we were able to go to our suite. There had been a refurbishment, so everywhere looked very smart.

My main wish for the cruise was to visit Ravenna and we accomplished this. I use a wheelchair so the European cobbled roads and terrible pavements are a nightmare, so I had no intention of doing many trips. I had visited all the destinations several times before - with the exception of Durres - and I guessed that would not be wheelchair friendly. My husband went on a trip most days and said they were comprehensive and well organised.

The food on board was excellent and met our expectations. We do not drink much, but there was an excellent choice of every type of alcohol and the wine served at meal times was uniformly good. Read more