L'Austral Review

4.5 / 5.0
114 reviews

Six Star Prices for Three Star Food

Review for Asia Cruise on L'Austral
User Avatar
bucksblade
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Rating by category

Cabin
Value for Money
Embarkation
Dining
Public Rooms
Entertainment
Service

Additional details

Sail Date: Apr 2015

We paid £350 per person per day for an 8 night cruise around Japan on Le Boreal.

Having paid a price similar to those on "Six Star" cruises such as Seabourn or Silversea I think it wasn't unreasonable of us to expect a similar standard of food. We were sadly mistaken.

Both Breakfast and Lunch are served as a buffet. The choice, presentation and flavour of the food on offer was distinctly 3 star or inedible, for example, American sytle bacon was served undercooked and submerged under 2 centimetres of molten fat!

Cabin Review

Cabin PS

Ours was a disabled stateroom, therefore we think it may have been a liitle larger than the typical stateroom of the same class. All in all we found the stateroom excellent apart from a few "niggles" e.g. A/C weak, nowhere to eat room service, very narrow balcony, shower/wc was a wet room hence water everywhere.

19 Helpful Votes
previous reviewnext review

Find an L'Austral Cruise from $4,020

Any Month

Get special cruise deals, expert advice, insider tips and more.By proceeding, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

© 1995—2024, The Independent Traveler, Inc.