We flew from Gatwick to Palma Mallorca to pick up the ship for the Highlights of the Mediterranean cruise. The flight with Thomson was on time, and the breakfast (pre-paid) for was good.

When we landed in Mallorca we were directed to coaches to take us to the ship. The journey lasted no more than 20 minutes, but we spent about 30 minutes waiting on the coach, as there were so many coaches with passengers also waiting to embark. Once off, the registration process was pretty quick and we were soon on the Dream, but had to wait for over 2 hours before our luggage was delivered.

Our cabin, on Perseus deck 6 was more spacious than we had expected, though the bathroom was small and slightly cramped. There was no bath, only a shower, and the shower curtain was too short, which meant that every time we took a shower the floor of the bathroom was soaked. Read more