My wife and I both had fathers from Germany, yet we speak no German. This for the most part was a plus on this cruise: the Captain gave his twice daily messages in German and then English; almost all the crew members spoke fair to excellent English as did the majority of passengers, and we never heard a single comment in English that wasn’t directed to or from us. It was a stress free ...
After a tour of Sri Lanka we joined the ship in Colombo. Our second cruise on E2.
I really want to love Hapag Lloyd they do try most of the time, what with 2 yearly make overs and lots of pride (& money) I thought ALL the early wrinkles would be gone, they are not.
At pick up from the appointed hotel we were turned away from full coaches and waited for another to arrive. Not a great start. ...
We chose the Europa 2 to celebrate a special occasion. For comparison, we have taken 3 Windstar cruises in the past, and one transatlantic cruise on the Queen Mary 2, in Princess Grill.
The experience was wonderful. The ship is beautiful, designed with clean modern lines and a feeling of spaciousness everywhere. The central elevator space is especially impressive; it has a 4-storey wall of glass ...
It gets better each time. This was my third cruise aboard Hapag Lloyd's M.S. Europa and each time I have had a wonderful time. With such high expectations and fond memories from my previous cruises aboard, it is always risky that the next time could be a let down. Not so at all. I just returned from a cruise from Manila to Shanghai and this was my favorite cruise of them all.
My suite for this ...