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The balcony is not one you can sit out on. The design and construction of the cabin is such that if your neighbour doesn't close their door carefully, it will slam shut and it will most certainly wake or disturb you. The door bell for your suite has the same chime as the tannoy system on other ships - you sit there thinking "get on with it" but it's you who is ignoring the doorbell - took a while to get used to. It's an ageing ship and there is a noticeable vibration from the engines - it's not that bad ( and it may promote sleep!) but compared to the modern big ships it's noisy. It takes a while to figure out the cabin lighting switchology On the other hand, the stewardesses are very efficient, the bathroom amenities are top quality, the walk in closet is narrow but good. All things considered I cant give it 5 or even 4 stars - that would be unfair to the Celebrity Solstice class cabins which have been very cleverly designed and have set a new design standard. I wasn't going to mention it but when we boarded some of the bedding was found to be stained. We pointed it out to the stewardess and it was changed immediately and we never had a reoccurrence but it should never have happened in the first place. I think Seabourn will find it hard to fill their ships in the current economic climate. They are introducing new ships with double the capacity but are still retaining their older smaller vessels. The only way I think they will be able to fill them will be by price cutting in the final month before sailing. That is how we managed to afford a Seabourn cruise.

Nice review, Mr Moyes. I'm curious as to what made the cabins worth only ***. I have always wanted to try Seabourne, but if the cabins are not up to scratch I won't as I certainly can't really afford it. I know what you mean about the US inspections having been through one in St Thomas - VERY tough guys. A bit like having an SAS raid.