Marella Celebration Review

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Shocking ship, shocking holiday-makers-shame on Thomson

Review for the Middle East Cruise on Marella Celebration
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louloo22
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Dec 2016
Traveled with children

The cruise was billed as a luxury cruise, lovely ship and service. The opposite was true. Embarkation was easy and we were on in minutes, after a long flight (Thomson an hour delay too) we needed to rest.

First impressions of the ship..tired and old and nothing very attractive about it..too little sundeck space so nowhere to sit or lie in the sun as beds literally crammed in. The ship has an almost constant large vibration you can feel no matter what deck you are on..and i mean it SHAKES you. Several people i spoke to had moved cabins as found it hard to sleep but found no resolution as the whole ship shook. Even the Captain at his cocktal party when asking if people enjoyed themselves so far got a booo when it came to asking about the ship and said 'yes shes old' or something to that effect!

Anyway given one twin cabin one double which i was supposed to share with my 11yr old..asked for a change of cabin and told doubles are rare and in need so they will sort but it didnt happen so my husband shared with our 14yr old son in the double all week.

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thin walls, dirty grey looking towels and sheets with marks on..no aircon...good size but needs some care. Take earplugs if you want to sleep although dont expect much of that due to ships vibrations

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Dubai

loved it got the free shuttle to one of the malls and walked few yards to the beach..taxi downtown to Burj khaleefa and Dubai mall..aquarium amazing...light and fountain show stunning. Taxis so cheap. Roads really busy tho 40minutes to go 9km. Lovely to see but wouldnt stay there for a holiday. Too much building work such a shame x

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