This was our first cruise around Med - Malaga, Mahon, Marseille, Barcelona, Valencia, Cartagena -

We flew to Malaga from Belfast, and the whole flight, transfer and embarkation was seamless and no major waiting.When we pulled up to dock, the Freedom of the Seas was sitting next to Thomson Celebration and made it look small. But when you start to walk around the Celebration, you realise it is big enough to have everything you need (and small enough to get around)

Ship - yes, like a lot of reviews, the ship is older and could do with a bit of a spruce up in places but it's easily manageable and kept continuously clean. Read more