Seabourn Quest Review

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Quintessential Quest

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travelingduo
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Mar 2015

A long review! Let me say up front; it was a wonderful cruise. I will share the good and the bad, and in spite of some hiccups, we already booked another Seabourn cruise while onboard. As you read this review, for perspective, please know that we are not difficult nor do we require anything special. We are in our 60’s and have sailed on more than 60 cruises including 3 on Seabourn.

We arrived at the pier for embarkation to find that the US Coast Guard chose this day to do a full inspection of the ship (by the way, the Quest received 100 out of 100 — the first time ever for a cruise ship so needless to say the captain and crew were ecstatic, although exhausted) as well as face-to-face immigration meetings with every crew member. Therefore, embarkation was slightly delayed. While many in the terminal groused and were quite cranky, we felt Seaboard did an exceptional job of organizing the terminal area to insure that people were boarded in order of their arrival time at the pier. Refreshments were available to try to make everyone as comfortable as possible. When embarkation began around 12:30 there was one man, unfortunately an American, who burst in front of everyone and refused to wait his turn. The hostess tried to speak with him, but he was so rude. We just told her to let him go. While the wait in the terminal was only about an hour, the suites would not be ready until 3:00 (however the Spa Suites were ready at 2:00), but food and relaxation were abundant once on board.

The ship is lovely and immaculate. The staff were friendly and accommodating. Captain Nilsen was a warm and approachable. He was informative and entertaining. The other officers and staff were also excellent with the exception of the dining room Maitre d’ (you will have to read on to read about that!).

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