My wife and I chose this cruise because we had never been to the United Arab Emirates and also looking at the photos the ship seemed so beautiful (as indeed it really is).

Unfortunately, the joy of this new cruise was immediately interrupted when we saw the quality of the services offered on board.

Only the cleanliness of the rooms and service staff was at the level of other cruises with other companies. The entertainment on board was the worst ever seen. Poor animation, stupid activities and often with a really old style. The musicians on board who always repeated the same songs (the party band "Hot Fingers" at the aft salon was really terrible for the whole cruise). Bad disco during the night. A daily program really small for a ship of this type. The quality of the buffet absolutely inadequate. Read more