I've only heard passengers on this Swan Hellenic cruise around Libya moan about two things so far.
Many are missing Minerva II, the ship which replaced the one we are on now when Swan was owned by Carnival. It's an interesting turnaround, as on my last cruise with Swan, in June last year, Minerva II was almost a dirty word.
And just as many - the men, I should add - are really fed up they didn't spot a single pirate coming through the Gulf of Aden.
Somehow I don't think they are joking either. "A bit like going to Antarctica and not seeing any penguins," one whispered to me.
I have visions of them all with walking sticks at the ready (hopefully not the chairs and tables on the pool deck, as used by the passengers on MSC Melody, as there are not enough to go around as it is), ready to fend off any bandits.
That's the kind of spirit that made Britain great!
Jane Archer
