Balmoral Review
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We have just returned from the much-publicised Titanic Memorial Cruise on board the MS Balmoral and we'll never experience another cruise like it again.
My husband and I are veteran cruisers and this was our 29th cruise and 4th with Fred Olsen. The Balmoral is a similar size to the Titanic, being 43,000 tons against the Titanic's 46,000 tons.
We sailed from Southampton in the wake of the Titanic, 100 years after this luxury liner's ill-fated transatlantic crossing. When we boarded at the cruise terminal, the staff (and a lot of the passengers) had really got into the spirit of the thing by dressing in 1912 period costume, and this was to be a theme throughout the voyage.
Cabin Review
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4170 - cabin on deck 4 very near the stern of the ship. A spacious cabin with lots of drawers and stowage space. But when the ship is coming in and out of port and revving its engines, the cabin is very noisy and experiences a lot of vibration.