June 3, 2011 12-day Fjords & Highlands Review by cruise2rejuv
Our trip began with a 3 night pre-cruise stay in London. Not nearly enough time to visit this wonderful city. We flew into Gatwick and were able to take the Gatwick Express train to Victoria Station. Being seniors, our passage was £26 for the two of us. We walked from Victoria station to our hotel, which was a 5-minute walk south - Best Western Victoria Palace. Very nice, small basic room with air conditioning, safe, and a nice breakfast. The front desk provided much help with advice on the attractions. We used the tubes (subways) extensively using our Oyster Cards.
We made arrangements with National Express to get us from London to Dover for embarkation. Senior price : £27 for the two of us. Since we arrived at the ship close to 2:30pm, our check-in went very quickly as there were no lines. Of course, we had to stop to get our picture taken by the ever-present Paparazzi.
Cabin 4182 Eurodam.
Aft cabin smack dab in the center(wake-watcher)- very nice. The room was long, but somewhat narrow which made for difficulty retrieving items from the small, dark closets. The verandah was quite large (8.75'Wide x 6.5'Deep). The bathroom was ok excepting no storage space for normal bathroom goodies. There was no noise other than normal ship sounds, and the ride was totally smooth.