We chose this cruise for itinerary. Unfortunately the second half ports were changed before final payment. We thought long and hard about canceling. Sorry now we didn’t.

We flew to Heathrow on Princess EZ air. Flights went well. We landed at 6:15 am and it took almost two hours to get off the plane and through passport control. A nightmare. We found our princess transfer easily and were on our way to South Hampton by 8:45. We arrived at the ship about 10:15, had to wait to get our cruise cards, then had to wait to board the ship. I think we were on by noon.

For the first time ever we had booked a mini suite. I wasn’t impressed with the cabin. The carpet was very worn. The bathroom floor had chipped tiles. The grouting was dirty. The balcony was very rusty and appeared to have paint stains on the floor. Read more