Got to Southampton to join ship to discover that there was a delay due to ship late docking due to windy conditions . We also found out later that the last two cruises has suffered from Novovirus outbreak . Most people had had texts , emails and phone calls advising them to arrive later than their allocated time but we received nothing and no apology.

Eventually boarded after 7 when they rushed us for dinner before muster.

There were no menus in bars , no cruet sets on tables, nothing I presume that could contribute to the spread o& the virus . These measures were relaxed after a few days . Biscay was a little rougher than normal but not as bad as the previous cruise from reading reviews . Read more