Great narrowboat and great scenery (Llangollen canal), just very disappointed with the Marina staff member at Chirk who conducted the induction and decided to tell us at the end that he should have probably put his mask on as he thought he might have COVID. Sure enough, by the end of our week's holiday, we were both ill and too sick to operate the boat. Narrowboat Holiday ruined as was the rest of our UK tour and the next few months while we recovered. Thanks, mate! Despite being asked to comment on our holiday directly to Black Prince via Leighton@black-prince.com, we never heard back from Mr Leighton Jones. Things to be aware of, unless you do 5 or 6 hours a day cruising (or engine idling), there's unlikely to be enough battery power and hot water to get you through the night. So 4 hours a day cruising actually means sitting with a diesel idling for another hour or so. A lot of the supposed canal side attractions (e.g. canal side pubs, in-town restaurants) are still advertised, despite not surviving COVID lockdowns and are now permanently shut; be prepared. The narrow boat itself was well equipped, but some soft fenders would be appreciated as spending the night with the boat bashing against concrete or stone-faced moorings is hell. The "liveaboards" can be quite aggressive to holidaymakers and we experienced one who's failure to give way caused us to take avoiding action, many also think it's fun to create excessive wash so slamming your boat against the moorings. While I acknowledge most folk have a great narrowboat holiday, our experience with the "couldn't-care-less" staff members has put us off doing it again.