For this cruise, I travelled with my parents and having read some of the reviews since booking I had my reservations but they turned out to be unfounded. There were some issues at the airport where it took 2 hours for our cases to appear and then being directed to three different transfer buses but after that it was easy sailing.

Check in was quick and easy. I easily found my cabin on deck 5 and was surprised at how big it was (as a solo passenger I was expecting it to be cramped. There was some noise, particularly when docking in the mornings which would have woken me had I not been up and about already. It certainly wasn’t anything that would have spoilt my holiday.

My parents were in an outside plus on deck 7 which again was more than big enough although the bathroom was a little cramped. The Dream is showing her age in places but she has an elegant charm and any deficiencies are more than made up for by the wonderful crew. Read more