WHAT CAN WE SAY? OUR FIRST CRUISE AND IT WONT BE OUR LAST. WE HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO EXPECT, BUT IF WE HAD, ALL OUR EXPECTATIONS WOULD HAVE BEEN SURPASSED. THE SHIP IS FANTASTIC, STAFF AND CREW COULDNT DO ENOUGH FOR YOU, THE FOOD WAS JUST AMAZING AND OUR ROOM WAS THE BEST. WE PAYED MORE FOR A BALCONY, BUT WE USED IT SO MUCH IT WAS WORTH THE MONEY. OUR CABIN STEWARD ALWAYS SEEMED TO KNOW WHEN WE WERE BOBBING OUT, AND WHILST WERE OUT HE WOULD COME IN AND MAKE THE ROOM TIDY AGAIN - WE EVEN GOT CHOCOLATES ON THE PILLOWS EVERY NIGHT! ENTERTAINMENT WAS BRILLAINT - THE CHAMPAGE BAR IS DEFINATELY WORTH A VISIT, AND THE ON BOARD PERUMERY IS WORTH BUYING FROM S IT TENDS TO BE CHEAPER THAN ANYWHERE ELSE. WE SAILED THE MED FOR 14 DAYS AND ENJOYED IT ALL. PARTICULARY LOVED IBIZA AND AJACCIO, HATED BARCELONE - PICKPOCKETS EVERYWHERE, SO BE WARNED, AND WE DIDNT EVEN BOTHER GETTING OFF AT ROME - SO MANY BAD REPORTS ABOUT THIEVES AND PICKPOCKETS WE DECIDED TO STAY ON THE SHIP - GOOD IDEA BECAUSE IT WAS PRACTICALLY EMPTY AND IT WAS GREAT! ALTHOUGH THERE ARE KIDS ON BOARD YOU DONT REALLY NOTICE THEM SO IF YOU DONT NORMALLY HOLIDAY WITH KIDS, DONT LET THIS PUT YOU OFF - THERE ARE PLENTY OF PLACES TO CHILL OUT IN. THE CHECK IN PROCESS WAS SMOOTH AND EFFICIENT AS WAS DISEMBARKATION - BETTER THAN THE AIRPORTS. ALL IN ALL WE HAD THE MOST FANTASTIC TIME AND ARE NOW PLANNING NEXT YEARS CRUISE!
Positives
EMBARKATION AND DISEMBARKATION PROCESS, THE FOOD, THE STAFF, THE WHOLE AMBIENCE OF THE SHIP - AND IF YOU CAN AFFORD IT, PAY EXTRA AND OPT FOR THE BALCONY. OH AND TOWELS, YOU EVEN GET POOL TOWELS PROVIDED!
Negatives
THE SHIPS PHOTOGRAPHERS - CAN BE VERY ANNOYING ESPECIALLY ON PORT DAYS AND AT MEALTIMES - THEY CAN BE \'IN YOUR FACE\' S0 YOU JUST HAVE TO TELL THEM \'NO\'. ITS ALL DONE SO THEY CAN SELL YOU THE PHOTO\'S.
