My husband and I have travelled on Silversea and Regent in the last 12 months so we were interested to try Seabourn to see how they compared. So we booked the ‘Gems of the Java Sea’ from Singapore to Bali.

First impressions were favourable. We had heard that on the previous cruise that embarkation was a nightmare and several people had complained. Obviously Seabourn had listened and embarkation was smooth and easy and 15-20 minutes after arriving at the terminal in Singapore (with all formalities done) we were on the ship. Lunch was being served. We said we just wanted a drink at that time so were shown to the pool bar and started chatting to the bartender and some other guests.

The suite compared favourably to both Silversea and Regent. The walk in wardrobe felt smaller but there was still more than adequate space for our things. The veranda was large with 2 chairs, a small table and a lounger. Read more