Our first ever cruise was a test for us as we had only ever stayed in 5 star hotels previously and expected a lot.

I must say that we were very pleasantly surprised in that the cruise with MSC on Fantasia yacht club was fantastic. Best holiday ever. The whole experience was first class all the way. The immediate priority boarding walking past other long queues of standard fare passengers and the glass of wine compared to plastic cup of juice made us feel special from the start.

We were escorted onto the ship and taken directly to our suite. We were out on the sun deck half an hour later whilst other passengers were queuing . Read more