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A pleasant Christmas cruise on Ventura

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kevinyork
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Dec 2010
Cabin: Junior Mini Suite with Balcony and Bath/Shower

We chose this Christmas cruise on Ventura simply because the itinerary and dates suited our schedule. We were on Azura 6 months before so knew what to expect. In fact we were surprised that the ships were so similar. Ventura is a couple of years older but doesn't really show it. In fact, given a straight choice we would pick Ventura over Azura. Reason: the front Oasis Pool and surrounding deck is open to all, not just those paying for the retreat and the Casino/Pub area is much bigger as part of this deck area is used for the new single cabins on Azura.

Being a Christmas cruise and this being Ventura we expected loads of kids. We were told there were 400 on board but we didn't really notice them as the kids clubs kept them occupied all day and to be honest we enjoyed the wide age range of people on this cruise, a much younger average than our previous med cruises. We met nice people of all age groups.

The flights both ways were with Thomsons from Manchester: two hours delay outbound and 6 hours inbound. Very disappointed re these avoidable delays.

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Junior Mini Suite with Balcony and Bath/Shower

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Nice sized bathroom,plenty of wardrobe space, complimentary champagne and chocolates a nice touch. Balcony a good size but chairs and footrests somewhat dirty. Balcony is totally overlooked from above so if you like privacy dont book a D deck cabin.

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