Cabin Review

We wanted a balcony which was not enclosed by metal, so deck 10 was the only choice. The room, the same as the one we had on Oriana, was well-designed, with wardrobes and a chest of drawers in the bedroom area rather than opposite the bathroom, which meant there was plenty of room round the sides of the bed. We were told on Oriana that no bath robes were provided at this grade, so we took our own, but in fact there were two robes waiting for us. (It was a little off-putting that fresh robes were put out for the next occupants on the day before we left and I wondered whether we should sleep on the floor to allow the bed linen to be changed!) The bathroom had a full-sized bath and the shaver/toothbrush charging point worked when the light was off. There were few power points in the room and none by the bed, but we requested an extension cable, which was provided.

The room was reasonably quiet in the windy conditions, but the sliding door let in a draught and also needed to be wedged with paper to stop it rattling in the night. We requested repairs as the handle was also extremely loose, which were done, but the draught was not cured.

The TV and the reception were poor, compared with other ships. Otherwise, the room was more than satisfactory.

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