We have just returned from what for us has to have been the most perfect cruise ever on the Hebridean Princess around the Inner Hebrides.
As a bit of background, we have cruised with Seabourn ten times, Silverseas twice and SeaDream once.
After the adventure of an overnight sleeper train from Euston to Glasgow, then a quick walk from Glasgow Central to Glasgow Queen Street, we caught the West Highland line which passes through beautiful scenery and past spectacular lochs to arrive at Oban. We were able to leave our bags with security at the ship's berth and complete our checking in (taking all of 30 seconds) before heading off to explore Oban and spend a few hours in a local spa hotel (£5 each).
Our cabin was Torosay Castle. It is in a very quiet location on the 2nd deck with no immediate neighbours. There is a "private" lounge outside and it has two bathrooms between it and the next cabin. It is next to the area where people congregate to go ashore, but separated by a wall, so no noise is heard. It has two port holes that can be opened for fresh air, has "drop down plate" air conditioning and a radiator for warmth and drying wet clothes and boots. The cabin is over 200 sq ft and has a very large bathroom with full sized bath with shower over.
The bed can either be set up as a double or two singles and has drapes over the top of the head of the bed. The whole place has an ambiance of a Scottish Country House.