Finding your way around a ship
At 143,000 tons, P and O's Britannia will be the second largest ship I've travelled on. The first being Queen Mary 2. Over the years of travelling on and visiting ships, there is an art to finding your way around a ship. Also, it depends how much time you have. On a ship visit : Start at the top. Most people on a ship visit will start at the bottom, i.e. restaurants, lounges, etc, and work their way up. If you start at the top, chances are you will get the whole deck to yourself. Then you can walk over the deck area and see the facilities. Then work your way down. It's much better to walk down a flight of stairs than go up. Check the deck plan. Is there anything on this floor you need to see? Ship layout today is fairly simple, it does (from the top): Outside space, floors of rooms, entertainment areas and restaurants, crew quarters. Most ships tend to follow this layout. While most people are huffing and puffing upstairs, you can be gliding down to the next level (or get...