After a terrible start with our travel agent ( why use an agent...go direct) making a complete botch of our pre cruise hotel reservation we joined Seabourn Spirit in Venice where embarkation was smooth, and set the tone for the service quality we received all week onboard.

The dining experience whether in the restaurant or the cafe was first class, menus are a little American style bland, however the cooking and presentation is up there with the best. The inclusive free wines are from the £4.99 supermarket range, and sadly did not match the quality of the food, unfortunately neither did the wine list which started at $80 for a bottle Gavi.

We never managed to secure a table for the alternative dining venues, we think they were probably reserved for the posh suites on deck 7. Read more