We picked this cruise in order to get some winter sun and visit some ports that we thought might be interesting and different to us.

We have been on a number of cruises over the years ranging from quite humble cruise lines to the more luxurious. We have previously sailed with NCL in Europe, North America and the Caribean. This cruise was, by far, the worst cruise I have ever had the misfortune to sail on.

The initial embarkation process seemed to take an age although we later learned that one of the gangways onto the ship had been damaged and rendered inoperable thus slowing down the entire procedure. Read more