Let me begin by saying that the idea of a cruise ship holiday has never, as it were, floated my boat.
When I travel, I like to get out and explore. The prospect of being confined to a ship, however well-appointed, and with only an afternoon here and there spent in port, along with hundreds, or even thousands of fellow passengers, has never filled me with joy.
That doesn’t mean that I’m not curious about cruise ships, though. When I was invited to take a tour of the Azamara Journey in Dublin Port recently, and to sample their food service, I did (in the name of research, you understand) go along.
To be fair, the cruise liner in question was a lot swisher than this sign in Dublin Port
might have suggested
Whaddya Sayin’?