We'd never been on a cruise before. Doubt if we shall again. We deliberately chose a slightly smaller ship, thinking it might be less impersonal than a very large one, and this may have been the case.
There were some good things - embarkation and disembarkation was easy; staff were pleasant and our room very comfortable.
From day 1, from Tilbury to Edinburgh, I thought it was strange that, right in the middle of the Edinburgh Festival, the largest arts festival in Europe, there were no announcements saying it was on, with masses to go and see and do. There were £55 tickets for the Tattoo (cost price £23). Nothing about the fact you could get off the boat at Leith, get a bus all day ticket for £3, and go to lots of shows. Which we did and had a great day. But hey? All the ship wanted to do was make money in its tour buses.