WE set sail in rainy conditions but the weather soon picked up as we were on our way to Tenerife, an Itinerary change that occurred just before we were to go. However i enjoyed the Mt Teide cable car trip even though we had to queue for nearly 3 hrs before we finally made the ascent! After that it was sun all the way to St Maarten. Obviously as the sun got hotter the sunbeds became fewer which was a bit of a problem especially as they had been placed so close together. People were out bagging them at 7 am despite daily warnings in Horizon magazine not to. The entertainment was varied during the cruise but I particularly enjoyed Kiki Dee in the Limelight club, The Beatles experience and Peter Howarth (The Hollies). However it would be so much better if there could be 3 performances every night in the Headliners theatre for those eating on the late sitting as there are never enough seats and it would be better if they introduced a ticket system to stop people who have already seen the performances earlier watching again and blocking the seats .

OUr deluxe cabin was great , very roomy and slightly bigger balcony than in standard size cabins. We had full size bath, dressing gowns, slippers, fruitx1, canapes x2, chocs and chilled champagne on departure.That was wonderful. The meals in the Epicurean and Glass House and Sindhu and Beach House were great. They always have such beautiful steak even in the MDR.We had a table of 6 and met some very nice people .

Dominica was great where we did Whale watching, and Grenada the lobster snorkelling in a sailing boat ws also a great trip even though we were drenched with torrential rain at the end! Good flight with Thos Cook to Gatwick in Premier which i would recommend if you can afford it. Great holiday overall.