My friend and I wanted to see a bit of Vietnam and decided to try this cruise leaving from Hong Kong. We saw that it holds nearly 5,000 people but thought it would be ok - were completely overtaken by the crowds and the chaos of getting on and off the ship. Though exiting at the end was surprisingly easy. There were very few other international people other than mainland chinese and it was a challenging experience of pushing and shoving, not queuing, very loud talking everywhere, including during the nightly shows. The ship itself was very upmarket and had a lot of bells and whistles but did not feel elegant. The staff were all very helpful and friendly and food was mainly pretty good or average. We couldn't bear to eat in the main buffet area as it was so loud and noisy, people everywhere so we quickly found that the al la carte dining was the place to go. There was lots to do and 3 separate areas for swimming though the pools were not very large.

The entertainment at night was top class but unfortunately spoilt by all the talking from the audience.

The cabins were spacious and quite comfortable and clean, the balcony was great - roomy - we were on the 13 Level. Read more