We chose Marella as we have now been on all the Marella ships and this particular cruise was around the Eastern Caribbean.

Our TUI Dreamliner flight to/from Barbados was good and as before on a long flight we upgraded to the Premium cabin for the extra room and comfort. It was great checking our bags in at Gatwick only to see them again outside our cabin after a speedy ships check in obtaining our ships security pass/cabin door key.

The cabin was a balcony cabin mid ships with a reasonable size balcony with chairs. Read more