I had chosen to go on our first cruise (GF is afraid of planes). We chose a week long cruise around the scenic Fjords of Norway on the Azura. Incredible scenes sadly did nothing to alleviate the boredom of this ship.

I did not know what to expect being our first cruise and was pleasant surpised by the service onboard, which I had expected to be lesser than the more expensive rivals like Cunnard etc. However the waiters were very friendly and always avaliable. The prices of alcohol were no different to pub prices and the food was excellent.

Being in my early 30s I did think that cruising out of season might be like going to a bingo hall but having choosen such a huge ship I thought that there would be equally aged people on board and plenty of things to do all day. I would say though that only maybe 5% of the whole ship were under 65. I do not begrudge an good chat with my elders, however when I wanted to entertain myself aboard, all I was able to do was play shuffle board or go to a guest speakers who were either explaining how to reduce swelling in your feet or how to use an Ipad. Read more