Southampton to Arctic Cruise Reviews

We did not choose our 29th cruise because of the itinerary, but because we wanted to sail with the new NCL ship "Norwegian Prima". Boarding went smoothly without any waiting. First impressions were very good: modern looks, the corridors to the staterooms have a great "hotel feeling" and are very beautifully designed. The stateroom (balcony room) was the most spacious we ever had. Beautiful ...

Cruising to Iceland and Norway This ship is mighty unstable in moderatly rough seas and i mean 3ft swells we were on deck 9 forward and massive booming noises were generated by the unconventional bow configuration meant we did not sleep for the first 5 nights due to the noise and the captain had to present himself on the atrium to answer why the ship was so unstable no answer he gave made me ...

We chose this cruise because I’d always wanted to go to Iceland, also another chance for celebrity to redeem itself after a very disappointing cruise round the Caribbean in February. We have been loyal cruisers with Celebrity for years attaining Elite Plus status, sadly it’s time to say goodbye. It started with our balcony cabin, items from the previous occupants were left in the wardrobe. No ...

This was our third cruise and first on NCL. While we loved the ports we were able to see, we booked this cruise expecting 8 ports and only seeing 6. Supposedly we could not get to Bruges because of tidal issues. There wasn't a very good explanation as to why we couldn't get to Ísafjörður especially when we saw other big cruise ships going there. 4 sea days was way too many for the Prima, ...

As very frequent cruisers with NCL (so far NCL was our favorite cruiseline) we booked this trip because of the nice itinerary. However NCL changed the itinerary twice on us: Maloy was changed to Stavanger 4 days before departure with a very short visit (07:00A- 2:00P, 1:30P all aboard), Isafjordur was cancelled completely and replaced with an extra overnight at Akureyri, with a 11:00A departure ...

After reading many poor reviews of Prima before I left I was prepared to find some faults but went with an open mind. It is a brand new ship after all. And for the most part, a lot of the ship was pretty good. I was staying in the Haven, so that was a luxury experience and I liked everything about it. I also found that the food quality overall was pretty good even in the main dining rooms, so no ...

We chose this cruise for the itinerary -- London, Bruges, Amsterdam, 3 stops in Norway and 3 stops in Iceland. However, one of the stops in Iceland was replaced with a Sea Day. No explanation was given. Our cabin was nice and new and clean, albeit very tight (less than 12" between end of bed and the wall, so it was tough to get to the sliding door to balcony.) Also, we did not meet our ...

t I travel with my partner Janet. We chose this cruise for the itinerary. 33 days with ports in Iceland and Norway. The Island Princess seemed to be the perfect way to visit the northern ports and June the perfect season to do so. This is not the review I had hoped to write when we made the reservations. The disappointment was not with the itinerary, but the ship. No, not even the ship, but ...

Lovely ship that failed to meet expectations. Stateroom was spacious. We had a balcony. Too much for young people which left little space for mature adults. Public spaces are too small. Music and shows are too loud. Not enough entertainment, especially on Sea days. No comedian. No card games. No high tea. Race track vibrations felt while eating at Palomar. Difficult to find a seat or ...

Chose the cruise due to the port stops and the fact it was a new ship. They have a lot of things to work out on this ship. The main dining rooms were also quite unorganized. Sometimes our meals took a very long time to come and someone else would come with our food like it was found somewhere. Some of the exercise equipment wasn’t working so had to wait until one came available. Mini golf and ...