Our flight to Dubrovnik was good and on arrival we were transferred quickly to the ship. Check in on board was fairly smooth but it was a bit annoying having a photographer line you up for photographs when you have just come off a flight.

Our cabin was a disappointment. It was small, but sufficient for our needs. We were lucky that the weather was good during our stay as I would not like to have spent a lot of time in it if the weather had been bad. The furniture was basic and in need of a refurb and the electrics were pretty wonky with a lack of sufficient points for charging phones, tablets etc or using the hairdryer. Also, there was a distinct sewage smell. My wife refused to unpack and we went to reception to complain. They said that they would send someone to inspect it but because everyone was busy with check in it would be several hours before anyone could come. We then discovered that several people on our deck (No 1) had the same problem. Someone came down at night to check. They sprayed the room and said that they would work on resolving the problem, which in fairness did improve as the week went on. However, my wife was still not happy, after all, you would not put up with a smell at home. We asked to be moved but were told that there were no cabins available. There was no place to sit other than on the beds and from one bed you could see the television but from the other you couldn't.

In the free self service laundrette on our deck one of the available driers was out of order for the duration of the cruise, and also the iron did not work. I wonder if there had been a charge for this service whether the broken equipment would have been fixed sooner rather than later. Read more