We had read the recent reviews of Oriana as we always do prior to a cruise. We can assure readers that there is no need to worry about a cruise on Oriana. Although older , we loved her .The cabins are a bit small, but the restaurants , bars and facilities are well designed and welcoming. All the staff are lovely and the food was exceptional in all the venues. We particularly liked Al Fresco and Sindhu, but there was really no need to leave the main dining room which was excellent. .

We ae not big fans of the Headliner style show and the one or two shows we saw were very dated . However the guest entertainers have really improved, including Bernie Flint who was excellent along with Ukebox, and the guest speaker Diane Simpson was good..

This would have been a five star review but for the debacle that was the "overnight " visit to Dublin. We, and many others we spoke to understood this to mean an afternoon arrival in Dublin, followed by a full day or at least a half day the next day. We had planned to go to Phoenix Park this time, as we had an overnight visit with Fred Olsen in May and had done the sights. Read more