Our first cruise on a really big ship and probably our last - too many people in too small a space. We had a mini suite F102 which was a good size and well equipped with lounge area, large bathroom with seperate shower and whirlpool bath- our cabin steward Ajay was very quick and efficient and always remembered to top up ice and leave us a large bottle of water. The suite also had a forward facing large window as well as the balcony on the port side of the ship which meant we could see from our bed the viewscoming up. Our Butler was also very good but we did not really need him.

A big advantage of a suite was that we took breakfast in the Epicurean restaurant which was very good quality with pleasant views. We also dined there twice in the evening and the food was very good with a little theatre thrown in - iberian ham carved at your table with description of its origins etc, similarly crepes suzette prepared at your table. Wine was reasonably priced as were all drinks aboard - it made a big difference not to have 18% service added as it is on some American cruise lines.

We ate in Sindhu twice, the first meal was quite good although the food was not very spicy/hot but the second menu was not very exciting and there was little atmosphere - certainly not worth the £22 pp supplement Read more