I travelled with three children aged 6, 10 and 13 on a three night, midweek cruise to Rotterdam and Zeebrugge. I was slightly nervous as the only adult on the trip as to whether we would all be kept amused but we all had great fun for the whole time we were away and would do it all again in a heartbeat.

After we got through the heavy traffic into Southampton and found the cruise parking embarkation was really easy and quick. Our bags were whisked away from the boot of our car and we walked into the terminal and were at the doors of the Windjammer within 30 minutes. The check in was easy and the staff friendly. We were onboard at around 12.30 and there was a queue outside the Windjammer but they let around 30 people in at a time, the queue moved quite quickly, and once in there were tables available. We ate in the Windjammer for all our lunches and breakfasts. We only queued one other time and always found a table, three times by the fantastic big windows at the back of the ship.

We were all happy with the food in the Windjammer. I especially enjoyed the salad bar at lunch and the freshly made to order omelettes at breakfast. We also enjoyed the Washy Washy song at the entrance with the ever cheerful guitar playing man who welcomed us in and who got the biggest cheer at the waiter's parade in the MDR on the last night. Read more