Vision of the Seas Review

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Relaxing Sea Days, Just as Expected

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Canucks1974
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Apr 2015
Cabin: Superior Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony

This was my second cruise, the first being a Baltic/Russia cruise 2 years ago, on RCL's Brilliance of the Sea. It was fantastic, and was port intensive. This time, I wanted my next cruise to have MANY sea days, and this Transatlantic had 10 sea days, 8 of them consecutively. This is what I enjoyed the most - the ship's culture, activities, service, etc. The ports and excursions were secondary, but more on that further down.

Embarkation went off without a hitch. Although the lines were long, there were sufficient staff waiting to check you in, that the line seemed to never stop, and rarely did one stand in the same place for any length of time.

The ship itself was a bit smaller than the Brilliance and had no mini-golf, but this was known ahead of time, so can't fairly complain about that. The Windjammer Cafe seemed to have a fairly limited menu, but I was still able to find sufficient quantities and varieties of food, but did not quite meet my expectations. I ate breakfast here every morning, except on a couple of days when I went without, as the time change (we gained an hour on 6 days as we travelled west) occurred at 10 am, and made it too close to lunch time. Lunch was here every day, save one. My experience with both breakfast and lunch was the same: Food was adequate to excellent, and the service was ALWAYS excellent. Their attentiveness can't be faulted, offering juice, water, tea/coffee. Their pleasant demeanor and smiles made me feel welcomed and at home. One warning though: in an effort to remove empty plates and keep tables clean, the staff can be overzealous here. If you do go back for seconds, or for dessert, ensure at least one member of your party stays at the table - or if dining alone (as I sometimes did), leave a personal item (I would leave my e-Reader). Otherwise, you will come back to the table you had, but already occupied by others.

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Superior Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony

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Accomodations was also excellent. We had a Superior Oceanview with Balcony. Storage space was ample, and the layout/space of the room was quite agreeable. Our room attendant, Vincente, seemed chipper all the time. He was very friendly, but worked hard - our room was always in tip top shape, from sparkling clean bathrooms, to folded clothes if we left any around (usually just our sleeping gear), and any cups/plates we might have brought into the room from other venues/room service. He did also do a couple of towel animals, but this did not seem to be a big priority for him (perhaps on a cruise of mostly very cruise-experienced and elderly guests this was not something most people appreciated?). But I had fun with him - played harmless jokes on him - turning off lights occasionally as I walked by a room he was servicing, or unplugged the vacuum on him. He always laughed and I think he enjoyed the diversion. On the last night, as he was standing in the hallway with another room attendant during their nightly "turn down" service, and this after he had down our room, I walked toward him and complained that he had not left us a "Cruise Compass" (a list of events and activities for the next day). It took a moment for it to sink in (his co-worker caught on right away) - it was disembarkation the next day, and so there was no Cruise Compass to leave. He laughed heartily.

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