We chose this cruise as, having cruised with various other cruise lines on much larger ships, we felt the smaller ship would suit our Norwegian Fjords cruise best.
The ship's main foyer is tired and unimpressive. The decor is dated and dull. The cabin was far from 'superior' as advertised - being very tired, only having one single plug socket for a double occupancy with a shabbily added USB ...
We chose this cruise ship...The Ambience as it was smaller than other ships and thought our Fjord cruise would benefit from this.
In reality this ship lacked a lot of the benefits of the larger cruise ships.
The food was adequate but nothing special.
The main restaurant, Borough Market closed at 10pm. Which meant if you wanted anything to eat there was nowhere to go...not even a few ...
We chose the cruise because of the Ports of Call and not having travelled to this part of the world before.
The scenery was excellent.
We were very pleased with the cabin, our steward was excellent, very pleasant with a good sense of humour as were the majority of staff we came into contact with during our cruise.
Our first impressions of the inside of the ship were we were pleasantly ...
My first cruise on Ambience was her maiden cruise, in the wake of the pandemic. Well, I'm back 14 months later.
It is great to have a new British cruise line, offering a no-fly, traditional experience, from Tilbury again. Ambassador makes it clear that they are NOT ‘Cruise & Maritime Voyages’, never the less, Ambassador still attract hundreds of CMV fans.
Ambassador potentially have a very ...
We've done a few cruises, with CMV (as was), Thomson, Marella and Fred Olsen. The main attraction of these lines being the departure from Northern UK ports, although we have flown out to a few also. Since Marella has abandoned the UK and Fred has hikes his prices we've been a bit stuck, and decided to give Ambassador a shot. We'd read mixed reviews, but it's all about management of expectations ...
This cruise came up in my emails. It was to Norway, somewhere I have always wanted to go. It was our first cruise so we did not know what to expect but we took the plunge. From boarding the Ambience we were made to feel so welcome. It is such a beautiful ship and I particularly noticed how spotlessly clean everything was. We were assigned a cabin which was more like a hotel room even though this ...
Eight of us took a week away to celebrate two 60th birthdays in the Norwegian fjords. My wife and I have cruised before so we had an idea what to expect. Embarkation was very smooth and well organised. We arrived in a taxi, the boot was opened, porters took our luggage and took it to our cabin while we checked in and went straight to the bar. A very slick operation. The boat is old and dated but ...
Norway Fjords
Cabin
Cabin with picture window was a decent size, bed comfortable, shower room okay and plenty of clothes storage. The bed had ‘terry flannelette sheets which in June was very, very, hot. Never been anywhere with this type of sheet before! The window however which we paid an upgraded price for was caked with mud so you could not see much out of it. Hair dryer not working and ...
Not keen on cruises due to being prone to sea sickness but Ambassador's Land of Fire and Ice looked too good to miss so we booked and included car parking at the port. From arrival in the port through to the express disembarkation at the end of the holiday we received great service from all the staff and were very happy with the arrangements for excursions, port to town transfers, time in port and ...
A couple of glasses of wine on a Saturday afternoon with your close friends and before you know you've booked onto a new cruise line sailing from your home town before it's even done a maiden voyage. Reading some of the other reviews I feel a little disappointed for Ambassador and felt compelled to tell everyone our story.
Our cruise...4 experienced cruising ladies, lots of luggage and rather ...