Boarded in Southampton - terminal good efficient - a lot of people - that will be a bit of a theme - we took approx an hour from arrival to boarding First impressions - large, impressive, clean

Cabin - absolutely first class - have been in a few different cabins and this was way the best - mind it was the most expensive by a way - good space - actual bath - I've been in a fair few smaller hotel rooms - would mention a lack of towel animals - showing its non US credentials again - balcony decent size - we were on deck 9 so we had the other rooms looking over us - but that wasnt so bad - so long as you remembered not to go outside in the altogether ! Dining - we ate mainly in the Peninsular - overall the quality of food was good - the staff were very attentive to remember details, though they did look a little rushed at times. We thought that the food was a more 'english' feel compared to Royal Caribbean - which suited us - though maybe not all - however would point out it seemed that 99.9% of the passengers were Brits so they know what their customers want... We did dine only the once in the glass house - it was ok - though could say it was a little uncomfortable sitting - werent that impressed - wines good mind buffet dining at breakfast and lunch very good - could get a little busy getting the food but the main problem was the seating - too many sitting at the tables just enjoying being there finishing off drinks etc - though maybe thats a compliment to the areas which generally appeared very clean and relaxed - did have breakfast once in the main restaurant - think the buffet dining was actually better - wouldnt normally think that

public areas very nice could get a little busy though - mind it did seem that the boat did swallow most of the people most of the time - not that we made a lot of use of these - the central area could get very crowded when something is going on there and folk are also watching - the screen in the planet bar very good by the way - if a little slow ? Read more