Left home near Coventry at 10:10, on the boat around 14:30, excellent service from Eavesway Travel, slight delay in Southampton getting checked in but then in the cabin by 15:00, first case was outside the door as we left the port the other three arrived over the next hour or so.
The ships crew were so friendly wherever you went on the boat and whatever the role they were performing, from the maintenance team, the dining room staff to the cruise directors team and our stateroom attendant.
The cabin was kept really clean and despite there being three of us in the one room the storage space was superb. Our balcony was fine at sea but a little scary when in port as we were on deck 9.
Always clean, our attendant was superb from start to finish. Loads of storage space despite there being three of us in the cabin. Nice big balcony.
After taking the tender to the shore we walked to the train station and for 3 euros each we visited the amazing place that is Monaco and Monte Carlo. An excellent day albeit very, very hot.
Southampton was the only delay on the whole cruise and this was after we arrived at the port and had to check in, perhaps a few more check in desks would have helped.
Strange place to visit, the heat and weather of Spain with the slightly weird world of being British. But an excellent day a shore, some good shopping for the ladies!
Again a lovely place to visit, another scorching hot day, well over 90 in the port. Daughters highlight was a chap in the shopping area with an upturned box, on the box was two cats and 10 white mice all playing together and none trying to get off the box, all very strange.
Probably the cleanest and smartest port we went to. The beach was the highlight here being just a short walk from the boat. Again the architecture and scenery were amazing.
Streets and streets of shops were where we headed here, almost getting lost and struggling to get back to the boat for the departure time, but a lucky left turn found us opposite the port in the nick of time. Another wonderful day out.