After British Airways lost my luggage from LHR to Barcelona, I wondered what was in store for me for the rest of the cruise! However we were looked after like royalty from the moment we left Barcelona airport.

We arrived at the port early, so Seabourn provided us with a hospitality room in the hotel adjacent to the boarding area. We had lunch and looked at the ship from the top of the hotel.

Embarkation was FANTASTIC, glasses of punch whilst you waited to be checked in (the only fault was that they didn't keep us waiting long enough to have another one!!!) We were shown to our cabin and our bags of course (minus mine!) were waiting for us. Read more