SeaDream I Review

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Review for the Western Mediterranean Cruise on SeaDream I
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hungrytraveler
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Aug 2010

Seadream donated a week's cruise to my son's school fundraising auction - on a lark we bid on it and won. Let's make one thing clear - my family abhors the large cruise ships. We watch Oasis of the Sea come to port, and shudder. An Oasis crew member had recently committed suicide on a Caribbean cruise, for example. And the pollution...

We had no idea what to expect, but decided to make it a honeymoon. After 15 years of marriage it seemed about time. Our son is disabled and we have never left him for more than a few days. We planned to go to the Rome-Rome trip, and would be gone for 11 days. This was scary and after our son had been admitted to hospital 4 times in 6 weeks we were reluctant to go through with our plans. But we had a good team of attendants to be with him, and we went on the trip.

We are so glad we did. After 2 days in Rome we taxied out to Civitavecchia, and were so pleased by our immediate first impressions. Some of the other reviews said it best - the eyeglass cleaning, the cold washclothes upon coming on ship, the food, and the staff....all this attention to detail was appreciated. We are tired parents, and needed this respite from 15 years of caretaking our son.

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416 is a great location is you want to make the spa your home....it is quiet there because the spa closes at 8pm and no one else goes past your room. Anyone who says they used the exercise machines must have been very quiet indeed. I liked the reading lamps over the bed, but the mattress seemed rather hard for our taste. Yes, the bathroom is small, but we were pleased by the shower. This was our first time on a ship like this one. We sail, and therefore found the amenities plush compared to a small sailboat!

P.S. Reserve the Bali bed at the very front of the ship. OMG! Did we ever enjoy that. Shooting stars, the moon, and the sunrise....very romantic.

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