Arrived in the midst of a raging thunderstorm in Hong Kong by Air France (flights booked through Costa). Flights were excellent, great food & service and suitcase made it both ways without going walkies en-route.

Allegra is a stunning little ship. What she may miss by way of bells and whistles, she makes up for in bucketloads in character and understated sophistication. Her staff are second to none, nothing is too much to ask and being a small ship, you get to know each other very quickly and soon lose the 'passenger' feel and become more like a member of the family.

I had a single inside cabin, very roomy, lots of storage and Dijong (steward) looked after things superbly. Only downer was that I did not check what was above me...the show stage...totally my fault, so didn't make a fuss. Read more