I think I have the dates about right, i cannot quite remember...it was to France and Northern Spain including Guernsey. They called in at Guernsey on the Sunday and the entire island was basically shut. Ridiculous planning and it was very annoying.

This was our 2nd cruise and this time we went with my sister-in-law and her husband. the ship is too big, sorry, I just found it daft. Getting around is not easy either with a curious arrangement for the stairwells in the midships area making it impossible to walk around without doing the stairs. This is fine, but it is a little confusing.

Our cabin was well appointed but noisy. We secured a move after we raised issues and ended up in a suite, which was an amazing bit of luck. Things were pretty good after this, as you might expect although we found the Butler thing a little cringey...it's just too servantish and we don't like that. We tried to have a laugh with him but he was ultra professional and straight as an arrow, which was a real credit to the company. Read more