Flight from Gatwick to Barbados was good, no delays and flight took approx 8 hours. I felt like every time I fell asleep I was woken up with food. Cannot complain about the flight or the stewards/stewardesses.

The ship is another matter, it lacked atmosphere throughout the ship but I suppose it all depends on what you are looking for. I personally have never been so bored before on a cruise before. The food was awful to say the least. Cold no matter what time of day you arrived. Steak was like boot leather and lacked taste. The Epicurian was an absolute waste of money and not the experience they claim that you will have.. totally disappointing. The buffet restaurant seemed to be Indian curry and or a roast dinner every day and night and lacked choice. The MDR food was rubbish, Luke warm and steak tough as anything.. little choice for desserts unless you like ice cream....

The main pool deck felt more like Butlins on steroids with childish party games, certainly not what one would expect after paying over £3000 for two people for one week. I am glad we only booked for one week or I think we would have had to seriously look at paying extra for an early flight home.. talking of entertainment, the Crystal lounge on deck 7 seemed to have ball room dancing all the time.. ok if you like that kind of thing, but not for us unfortunately. Read more