This was our first ever cruise and was chosen mainly for the itinerary. We had a wonderful experience on board and not having cruised before lived up to all our expectations. Some of the on shore excursions were very expensive, we chose the 2-day tour in St Petersburg and after a horiific experience with the 'speed' of the tour on day 1 and also the attitude of our tour guide we opted not to go on day 2 - in future would chose 2 separate excursions rather than a full on 2 day. In some ports of call would be nice to be better informed of exactly how far the city centre is from the boat, especially in Copenhagen - we chose to pay for the shuttle bus into the city centre to end up literally walking back to the ship to see The LIttle Mermaid.

Our expereince on board was great and the food served in the Dining Room was excellent, chose not to use the Windjammer restaurant as the food just looked so mass produced.

Not put off and will definitley cruise again.