This was my very first cruise and frankly I'm not sure I even want to go on another due to my constant not so good experience on the ship.
I chose to book a studio room because they are displayed as a great experience for solo traveling. While my friends I was traveling with had a standard interior room. The studio rooms location was okay and made since; however, the air in the hallway stunk ...
We chose this cruise because of the timing. We were in Europe for 6 weeks and wanted to cruise back home at this time. This was the second cruise we took on RCCL. We thought it was just ok the first time. We find other cruise lines better.
We were not impressed with RCCL at all with this cruise. The ship needs a lot of work. Most of the furniture is old, chipped and needs to be replaced. And ...
Lets start with the Cabin. I thought my cabin was fine and housekeeping excellent. The Taste dinning room was perfect the staff was great, waiters manager everyone their I loved. I don't think the menu always had something I wanted to eat. The last few nights it really didn't change. I preferred the ambiance of taste more than I did the Manhattan room. Just my preference. I didn't think the Garden ...
Many people told us about the great food and service on Oceania. The service was very good. The staff, for the most part, went out of their way to say hello and help in any way they could. This was the best part of the service. Unfortunately, the rest of the cruise was quite bland, including the food.
We had one really great dinner in the steakhouse. Most of the other dinners were quite ...
West chose this cruise mainly for the itinerary and loved the ports of call. This must have been quite the ship in 1998 when it left Drydock but today it's an older ship that is good but not amazing. We found the stateroom on the starboard bow to be quite roomy for a ship. Even had a 20 inch or so flat screen TV. While everything looked fairly dated the room was in decent shape and beds were okay ...
We had cruised with Princess several times before and were very pleased with the ships and cruise line in general. We had a very easy embarkation and the staff made the process very easy. The ship was a little dated in decor although very clean. Our main disappointment was the quality of the food on this trip. We ate in the dining room each night and most of what we encountered was poorly ...
Great itinerary, ship layout not for me!
Embarkation was delivered smoothly and quickly. Level of service throughout the ship was good, with staff generally attentive. In service areas, I would say that there are dead zones, where if you are at a bar or restaurant in a location were staff serve up to, you are often overlooked because of an assumption that another member of staff is covering ...
After a RCL cruise we decided on a NCL cruise. Our expectations were high.
The Great : service always with a smile. The entertainment was amazing. The speciality dining was great. Rooms were very clean. Checkin prompt and disembarkation was quick
The Not so great: the food was not as expected. Frozen chips, onion rings and wedges is certainly not what you pay for. Each day there was a $15 ...
we choose this ship for the ports, the cruise included Lisbon, Marseilles, Casablanca, Malaga and Genoa, with three days at sea. we had sailed with MSC in September on the Poesia, and really enjoyed the experience.
from the outset, we were really impressed with the ship, and we had a really lovely holiday.
However, we have decided never to sail with MSC again for several reasons.
the ...
The Norewegian Epic was recommended by a travel agent. We flew to Barcelona, Spain a couple of days earlier to tour and explore the city on our own. Boarding and disembarkation went very smoothly, the highlight of our Epic experience. We were not wowed by the overall dining experience. I have had better food and service on other cruise lines. Only one time a party of four went to The Taste for ...