Having saved for this cruise for 18 months and using it as an opportunity to commence our retirement, all I can say is that we completed the cruise feeling totally ripped off and generally disappointed with the whole experience. We were so disappointed that after the 3rd day I purchased a cruise diary to reflect our daily frustrations here goes:

Our embarkation went quite smoothly with around a 40 minute joining period from arriving at the port to entering our outside cabin which was small and cramped, the toilet/shower were fine but the space between the wardrobes and the toilet/main door were pokey so if one of us wanted to go to the loo one had to wait to get access to the door or wardrobes. The bed in queen configuration was fine and very comfortable, the only drawback was that there was a light on outside the cabin all night long and the curtains didn't close properly which resulted in several sleepless nights.

My main gripe was the quality and presentation of the food, we were on the 2nd sitting in the Alexandria Restaurant which was quite satisfactory in terms of decor and layout. Read more