The pre-cruise forms were very repetitive, with the company requesting the same information on different forms, possibly due to them dealing with Covid. The health side of it was very thorough, requiring a GP report, PCR test and a pre-boarding RAT. Check-in was reasonable although the departure wharf (a cement wharf) was less than glamorous.

A few fads revealed themselves during the trip. The "pots" used at breakfast were just plain ridiculous and should be immediately replaced with normal bowls and some actual soup spoons should be purchased instead of the current American style spoons for soup.

We were upgraded from Deck 3 to Deck 4 but, having previously experienced Deck 3, there is no way that I would have paid the (significant) extra to go to Deck 4. The main problem is that it's the Promenade Deck so people walk past and there's some visibility through the window so the blinds need to be closed a lot of the time. Read more