We travelled on Scenic’s 13 day South of France cruise on the Scenic Sapphire, departing on 29th April 2017. We stayed in a private balcony suite, on the diamond (top) deck. We had previously been on Jewels of Europe cruise with Scenic in 2015, and we loved it, telling all our family and friends how good it was. Before that we had travelled with Scenic to Australia in 2011, and that was also fantastic. So we set off on this latest trip with Scenic with high expectations. Sadly, in some ways we ended up being disappointed.

For those of you who cannot be bothered to read the entire review, you should take note of the following points if you are thinking of booking a river cruise with Scenic:

• Do not book the first cruise of the season: the crew have not yet got their act together. Read more