We chose this cruise for the ports visited, The Cruise ship for the passenger size and a Balcony Stateroom for watching the world go by. Firstly the ports we visited were all great. some were via tender boat and ...

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Sail Date July 2018

AllisonJames

2 Reviews Written

51 Helpful Votes

Another great Azamara cruise but the need to be aware of the competition

Azamara Journey

Baltic Sea

We returned to Azamara after our first voyage last year on the Quest. We found that the two ships were almost similar although we preferred the artwork on the Quest better than the Journey. Else, everything was ...

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Sail Date August 2017

san diego travel family

1 Review Written

9 Helpful Votes

Azamara Journey with Teens

Azamara Journey

Baltic Sea

We were a little worried about an Azamara cruise with a 17 and 19 year old, but we all had a great time. The service was amazing, food was very good and the staff addressed each of our on board issues (gym temp too ...

Sail Date August 2017

elstone

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

Very predictable Azamara - no surprises

Azamara Journey

Baltic Sea

We chose this cruise as it gave us the longest time in St. Petersburg. Also as we live in Scotland, leaving from Edinburgh was a bonus! We'd been on the Journey twice before and in truth we've mainly gone by ...

Sail Date August 2017

Mam Mia

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

A Birthday Treat

Azamara Journey

Baltic Sea

My son took me on the cruise for a very special birthday....age not for public knowledge...We had a great time, met some wonderful people ( fellow cruisers and crew) AND MADE THE MOST OF EVERY OPPORTUNITY. STAYED ...

Sail Date August 2017

Wolrab

1 Review Written

3 Helpful Votes

Great close-in access to ports and wonderful surprise once onboard!

Azamara Journey

Baltic Sea

This cruise was selected to celebrate our anniversary and to get out of the extreme summer heat of Florida! Azamara only offered the one sailing for this itinerary, or we'd have selected another time to go since it ...

Sail Date August 2017

impala1ss

3 Reviews Written

3 Helpful Votes

Older ship, avg. food (poor steaks), excellent service

Azamara Journey

Baltic Sea

Title says it all. It is nowhere near as good as a Vikings Ocean Cruise. The ship is old has outdated decor (early Renaissance?) which is dark and dreary. The rugs are almost warn out. On the 7th floor starboard ...

Sail Date August 2017

Sandoncul

1 Review Written

3 Helpful Votes

Amazing ports to see.

Azamara Journey

Baltic Sea

These were places we'd never been before. Everything was good except the choices at dinner in the main dining room. Too many fancy names for the previous nights leftovers, it seemed. Very little straightforward ...

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Sail Date August 2017

alpet19

1 Review Written

20 Helpful Votes

A great cruising holiday

Marco Polo

Baltic Sea

We chose this cruise because we have always wanted to visit St Petersburg and the 2 day stop at this city did not let us down. We chose the 2 day package and visited the Winter Palace (The Hermitage), the Summer ...

Sail Date July 2016

Redtravel

25 Reviews Written

58 Helpful Votes

Great Cruise

Wind Surf

Baltic Sea

This was our 2nd time on a Baltic cruise. It was also our 2nd cruise on the Windsurf. Our 1st Baltic cruise was on a very large ship. We like smaller ships. We chose the Scandanavian Tapestry voyage because it ...

Sail Date July 2016

RockinSonoma

3 Reviews Written

28 Helpful Votes

Azamara Review, 1st time experience - Norway under the Midnight Sun

Azamara Quest

Baltic Sea

We've cruised on commercial pleasure vessels with cabin counts ranging from 17 to nearly a 1000. Azamara's 2 identical vessels (the Journey and the Quest) strike a very satisfying balance. The ships are large ...

Sail Date July 2015

murphys

2 Reviews Written

7 Helpful Votes

The Good Ship Zimmer; Very Tired

Marco Polo

Baltic Sea

We were attracted to Marco Polo because of the cruise itinerary and the pricing. Refurbished in the 1990's, starting to show some weariness. It's too small for 800 people. We were lucky to have a convivial bunch of ...

Sail Date July 2015

ParleyPete

1 Review Written

Disappointing Cruise let down mainly by staff and Company attitude

Marco Polo

Baltic Sea

Cruised to Northern Cape and Sptizbergen which was our forth cruise aboard Marco Polo having already done Norway, Iceland and Amazon/Caribbean. We knew what to expect - excellent food, reasonable accommodation, ...

Sail Date June 2013

Fussynemo

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

No rating

14 days battling the Northern Atlantic to circumnavigate Iceland

Black Watch

Baltic Sea

Check-in Check-out. Check-in at Forth Ports was simple. Parted from baggage, passengers were then corralled with 700+ souls of a similar age (60 -90 years) before being taken in small numbers by bus to the pier ...

Sail Date August 2013

Oggy466

2 Reviews Written

3 Helpful Votes

Norovirus - Black Watch

Black Watch

Baltic Sea

We booked the cruise in Sep 12 having been offered All Inclusive as an incentive. The cabin grade we were after was "Sold Out" and the cheapest we could get was a D Grade cabin on Deck 4 (We had already booked a ...

Sail Date September 2013

travelers SC

2 Reviews Written

5 Helpful Votes

It would be hard to improve on this cruise

Wind Surf

Baltic Sea

My wife and I and two other couples met in Edinburgh, where we spent three days getting over jet lag and enjoying this fun city (we highly recommend the food tour Eat Walk Edinburgh). The cruise terminal in ...

Sail Date July 2013

epsomcritic

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

CRUISE TO SPITZBERGEN

Marco Polo

Baltic Sea

The reason for choosing this cruise was our strong desire to visit Spitzbergen. W We had twice been to the North Cape of Norway but wanted to go still further north. MS Marco Polo enabled us to do so at a reasonable ...

Sail Date June 2013

AlcalaCruisers

1 Review Written

1 Helpful Vote

TRULY MAGNIFICENT

Marco Polo

Baltic Sea

We are first-time cruisers and this adventure surpassed all our expectations. We researched the cruise thoroughly in advance, including the itinerary and the ship. We were especially looking forward to Spitzbergen ...

Sail Date June 2013

Flolincoln

1 Review Written

1 Helpful Vote

The arctic

Marco Polo

Baltic Sea

We have just returned from thirteen nights sailing up along Norway and up to Svalbard then down to the Faroese and Orkney . The Marco Polo is a handsome looking ship, yes older but has many plus points. We found the ...

Sail Date June 2013

Mlbmemories

3 Reviews Written

10 Helpful Votes

Wouldn't cruise with them again

Marco Polo

Baltic Sea

We chose this back-to-back cruise the the itinerary .... Iceland and then the north cape and Spitsbergen. We were not expecting luxury but we could find virtually nothing to recommend this line. The ship is tired ...

Sail Date June 2013

JanieMac

1 Review Written

Butlins on a Boat!

Marco Polo

Baltic Sea

My husband and I were attracted to this cruise for two reasons; firstly it left from Leith and secondly it was going to St Petersburg. We thought we would give cruising a try and if we liked it we would perhaps do a ...

Sail Date May 2013

ljm

1 Review Written

Some people are never satisfied

Marco Polo

Baltic Sea

Having read some of the reviews I can only assume that some people who have posted bad reviews are professional moaners. We have just returned from a cruise leaving from Leith (Edinburgh) to the Norwegian Fjords ...

Sail Date June 2012

GillyUK

1 Review Written

1 Helpful Vote

Baltic Cities Cruise really was 'treasure'

Boudicca

Baltic Sea

Although my husband and I had cruised before ,although not with Fred Olsen, we were a little apprehensive about taking my mother a first -time cruiser for her 80th birthday. Although her looks belie her age she is ...

Sail Date July 2010

Bollinger_Babe

19 Reviews Written

64 Helpful Votes

Voyage to the Frozen North

Boudicca

Baltic Sea

We booked this cruise on the Boudicca primarily for the itinerary, which took us all the way up to 80 degrees north, as we love cruises that include beautiful scenery and wildlife. The Boudicca was built in 1973 ...

Sail Date July 2008