This was my first cruise, and what a fantastic experience it was! I was traveling with my boyfriend and his family, and I had the best time; I couldn't have imagined it would be as good as it was.

The check in procedure was super fast. We waited around 5 minutes in the departure lounge, and swiftly got our cruise cards and went through security. My suitcase was already at the cabin when I got to the room, with my boyfriend's arriving 45 minutes later - speedy! The cabin was a decent size, with plenty of hanging space and storage. For the time you spend in a cabin, why would you need much more? We were in an inside cabin; again, when you visit such wonderful places and are on such a huge ship, why would you need to spend too much time inside?! The bed (queen size) was a good size and really comfortable and I had a good nights sleep every night.

The food was unbelievable; there was always such a wide variety to choose from. I was gobsmacked that I arrived on the ship, and within 15 minutes, I was in the Horizon restaurant eating roast beef and Yorkshire pudding, with all the trimmings! (This was the first thing I told my parents when I phoned them!). There was always a place to sit throughout the week in the Horizon, and the food was always of such a high quality. We had afternoon tea on a couple of occasions, one of which had a chocolate twist. Even at midnight-2am, when the Horizon was open, there was still a good choice of late night snacks. Read more