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shaz beebee
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Dec 2015

Avonmouth

We travelled to Bristol from the north and stayed in an hotel overnight before embarkation. Having tracked down the access roads into the correct part of Avonmouth docks, further signage to the check in point within the site was quite inadequate. From time to time as we searched through the docks we could see the ship. She looked so elegant. We have admired her previously when she has docked in Funchal and were excited at the prospect of sailing on her. The ‘cruise terminal’ didn’t warrant that title – a dilapidated shed and drop off forecourt in a post industrial wasteland. Having parked the car in a rudimentary, but fenced off area we proceeded to the shed.

Many people were waiting on rows of chairs, some holding glasses of what looked like mulled wine, however we boarded without delay and were soon in our cabin. Our ‘superior twin ocean view’ cabin on deck 10 was clean, of modest size, but perfectly adequate, which was just as well as we were required to spend quite a lot of time there. I had taken for granted (note to self, don’t assume anything) that there would be a fridge and my partner had insulin to store and I was needing to use to an ice pack several times a day. There were 2 bottles of water provided (not complimentary). The view from 2 small windows onto a Promenade deck was largely obscured by lifeboats on the deck above. The shower room was small but adequate, the water often had an orange tinge.

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Cabin superior twin ocean view

Our ‘superior twin ocean view’ cabin on deck 10 was clean, of modest size, but perfectly adequate, which was just as well as we were required to spend quite a lot of time there. I had taken for granted (note to self, don’t assume anything) that there would be a fridge and my partner had insulin to store and I was needing to use to an ice pack several times a day. There were 2 bottles of water provided (not complimentary). The view from 2 small windows onto a Promenade deck was largely obscured by lifeboats on the deck above. The shower room was small but adequate, the water often had an orange tinge.

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