Having loved last years Cruise so much (our first) we decided to go again this year. Its a lovely ship but interestingly its surprising how much more critical one becomes second time round. Having said that our rating is still "Very Good".

At embarkation I already knew things would be different. A fellow passenger sitting beside us ripped open his prepacked sandwich with his teeth, guzzled it down and scattered crumbs everywhere. It set me wondering if this was the sort of pleasantries in store for us on the voyage to come.

Boarding was a breeze and finding the Cabin was as difficult as ever (that never changed during our entire trip). The room was clean but the carpet looked shabby in areas. Otherwise no complaints. The room steward was fantastic and I should mention at this point that all the staff we had dealings with were excellent too. Read more