A trip to the Far East including three nights in Bangkok at the start and a further three nights in Beijing at the end. These also included day trips in these destinations. The holiday included flights with Emirates from UK via Dubai. The hotels selected were of a good standard and the Landmark in Bangkok was popular with all. The hotels included breakfasts, had internet access, business facilities and fitness centres with good gyms and pool. The travel to port for embarkation at Laem Chabang was smooth and efficient thanks to the quality of the Thai tour guides. A bus was provided from the hotel to the port. Luggage arrangements were clear and effective. There were plenty of pools. Some outdoors and one good sized indoor/ covered pool. Despite a large ship the pools were never busy. There were plenty of Jacuzzis / hot tubs which were very popular. The gym was well equipped and could have busy spells but we always found we could get on to some equipment. The running roads were the most popular. There were classes provided at a charge but these were a little expensive. There were port talks provided and these were very informative and were not a hard sell on the shore excursions. The speaker was knowledgeable and held Q & A sessions later. Her input was appreciated. The library was well stocked and had good opening hours. Much of the material suited the USA more than the UK but there were plenty of books and the daily puzzles were found here too. There was some access to computers here. There was wifi on the ship but connection was variable. The internet charges were rather high even when the packages were purchased. Dining - we chose the anytime option. Breakfast was mostly taken on Deck 14 in the buffet style restaurants. There was an egg station serving rather huge omlettes. I liked the fresh fruit, hams, cheese and bread in the buffet. A good selection of tea and coffee was available and I liked having the herbal teas. My husband liked the bacon and eggs. There was a waiter service for breakfast but we only used the facility twice. On sea days we did go for lunch on Deck 14 buffet. There were special themes set up daily around the pool - Mexican, Italian, pastry extravaganza etc. One of the traditional dining rooms held English Pub Lunches which we did not attend but they received popular reports from other guests. Our preferred lunch was pizza. There was also a burger bar serving various burgers and fries - the portions were huge. Afternoon tea was available in the Buffet on Deck 14 but as a treat we went to the Pacific Moon on Deck 6 for white glove service. This was splendid and worth visiting after a day's excursion. The scones were fresh and warm served with clotted cream and jam. There were tasty sandwiches , tiny delicious cakes and biscuits. There was a genteel ,lovely atmosphere here. The freedom of anytime dining allowed us to choose where and when to dine. We also could choose whether or not we wanted to share a table with others or have a table for two. We did not use the specialist restaurants or the buffet. We dined once in the Santa Fe but found it too dark for our liking. The Savoy was used twice but we preferred the lighter looking Pacific Moon. The staff were very good and we felt that the receptionist was pleasant and well organized and did everything she could to help. The waiters were attentive as was the Maitre d'. The food was the same in the three restaurants apart from one signature dish. (The Savoy had pork chops. ) Entertainment was variable. The permanent cruise staff were pleasant and energetic and produced some watchable and enjoyable entertainment. Sadly, the cruise was marred by some atrocious acts such as Toni Stevens and Jacques Renay. The latter was supposed to be a Tom Jones tribute who didn’t look or sound like him. The former was an embarrassment. We were saved by the appearance of Linda Gentille who styled herself as the ‘female Liberace’. Initially, this worried us given the previous act but she was good and performed to full houses. The pianist Mauritzio played nightly in the Atrium and he was very popular. The string quartet were pleasant to listen to but they were best suited to the Atrium rather than a small bar as on occasion they played in the Crooners Bar.