Southampton First-Time Cruisers Cruise Reviews

We booked this 14 day cruise to Canada, America and Iceland in 2018 and the price was fantastic. The ship is beautiful - no expense spared with regard to decor and furnishings etc. BUT it's too big and cold (no atmosphere). There is a huge problem with embarking and disembarking - long queues. In Halifax (Canada) only one gangway served approximately 4,000 passengers and we had to wait ...

This was my first and probably last MSC cruise. It's a pity because the ship itself has some good points and the ports of call were fantastic. We picked the ship up in Southampton along with what it turns out a lot of new crew who took a couple of days to come to terms with things. Staff were very polite and willing to assist if possible. We had a balcony cabin which was kept spotless ...

We chose this cruise as we had enjoyed the anthem of the seas cruise last year. It too was a pre-inaugural cruise...it was excellent. Now, the harmony..... A beautiful huge ship, the ice show was spectacular, grease was brilliant, the arapello head liners were very good and the first night lady head liner was also very good, especially her striezand tribute. The food was good, not ...

When booking this cruise it was advertised as a ' 3 Night Short Getaway' to Cherbourg and back, we were aware it was one of the ship's first ever cruises but at no point were we told that this cruise was 'pre inaugural' and we were never advised that there may not be all facilities available and that their was a possibility of building work still going on. We got off lucky with the building ...

We wanted to see the ship while in the Uk. Check in by ipad was a first for us in Southampton. Having got off Ventura the same morning we boarded Harmony of the Seas early as it was just a short walk down the quayside. As usual the Royal Caribbean check in process was a very quick and smooth operation. We spent the first few hours exploring the facilities and having previously been on Oasis of ...

I am giving a review more of the ship than the cruise. We had a four night cruise leaving Southampton to Rotterdam. We also knew this was a tester cruise and certain thing might not be working etc so we did travel knowing these things. All in all I would say things where plenty good enough, the water show wasn't ready but apart from that nothing to moan about really as things like workmen being ...

We thought we would try this taster cruise, have not travelled on Royal Caribbean before, but have on P&O, Cunard, Fred Olsen and Saga. Very quick to board using on - line sea pass. A beautiful ship, a work of art. Some work was still going on around the ship, but most places were operational. But ....... we were glad it was only 4 days as we would not go back on this ship. We found that compared ...