Marella Spirit Review

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Pharohs and Promised Lands

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10+ Cruises • Age 80s

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Sail Date: Mar 2012

We flew to Paphos airport on Cyprus from Bristol airport, the aircraft was a Boeing 757 and the seat pitch was very tight and not very comfortable for a flight time of 4 1/4 hours. The transfer was about an hour to Limmasol and then went through registering, which was quite quick and well organized. Our first impression of our cabin was it was a little on the small size and configured as a twin. We had asked for a double as it was out anniversary but this could not be done in our cabin. The cabin was clean and tidy and well looked after by our stewards, yes two of them.

Our first port of call was Alanya in Turkey. It's quite a nice sort of town to stroll around lots of colourful boats in the harbour and the ship docks close to the shops etc. We then had a day at sea and the towels are out early on all the best beds in the best areas.

The next port was Alexandria in Egypt. This place is awfully dirty, rubbish every where but as we were on a tour we did not actually get out in the town. The coaches were escorted to the various destinations, we had about five coaches going to El Alamein in our convoy with an armed escort in front and an armed escort behind us. We felt quite safe and nothing happened to alter our view. The museum and cemetries were very moving when you see the rows and rows of headstones and read the ages of the people that died mostly about 21-23 years old there was a pilot officer of only 21. well worth a visit.

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