Disappointing is the only way to describe this new ship, its layout is way behind the times and poor use of space. We were on board for 3 weeks and found the crew to be disinterested, not very energetic and there is a distinct lack of supervision.
The food is not good particularly the buffet where food is prepared elsewhere and left to serve yourself was not hot, bland and repetitive. The ...
I decided on this cruise because of the all inclusive and what I thought would be a top value cruise. Barcelona to Dubai Mediterranean and middle east. Boy was I wrong. Just out of dry dock rugs were still having odor and they tried to cover it by pushing perfume thru the air vents. Double oh no- Sinus condition for 4 weeks. Everyone sounded like they had a cold. It was not. Cleared when I left. ...
(1) Impossible to communicate with the home office in Miami. Very poor customer service.
(2) Check in at the port in Barcelona took forever. RCL's employee was letting all Platinum and above members through, while keeping the line for the Gold members at a standstill. It was faster going through the line for people who were not Crown and Anchor members at all.
(3) The balcony was covered ...
My recent cruising of the Insignia, a vessel belonging to Oceania Cruises, was quite disappointing after having enjoyed several cruising trips on various vessels belonging to their sister company, Regent Seven Seas Cruises.
The Insignia is quite an old vessel completely refurbished with some sort of lavish splendor in their many sprawling, but almost always empty common areas. This is sadly ...