Before the cruise on Mein Schiff 6 we sailed Celebrity (2x), NCL and Royal Caribbean. As we are German, we decided that it's time to try a German cruise line.
The Mein Schiff 6 is one of the newest ships in the fleet and was in a great shape. The public spaces were designed well and very spacious, it was never a problem to find a spot in the bars and restaurants. The food was average at best ...
My wife and I have cruised about seven times from the Caribbean through the Med: 5 with Thomson on various vessels and latterly on Britannia with P&O. The cruise on board OCEANA on 11th July to the Greek islands was the latest and the most disappointing.
What we liked:
The Atrium, reception area and the Costa coffee section was second to none. The shops were brilliant and my wife has no ...
Could not get a shore excursion as both my choices on wait list. So I put my name down for both. Rang up just before leaving and told no change so asked to come off wait list to book private. Told that not possible and it did not matter as I would be emailed and have 72 hours to reply if I did not reply it would just be dropped.
Got on ship to find a ticket for one of the excursions, suddenly ...
The overall ship was fine perhaps a little tired food was great could have had a bit better entertainment on the pool but over all the ship was ok
The entertainment wasn’t to great but ok
Staff as usual on a cruise very attentive no complaints with them at all
The cabin was a different matter no paying passenger should endure the noise from the cabin every time we came into port or ...
We chose this ship/cruise because it was stopping over at the Monaco Grand Prix (although more of that later). The trip was out of Malta - a 1st for us - and arrival embarkation was faultless and well staffed. The ship is a bit 'tired' in parts but the cabins are of a good size (we were on C deck) and clean/tidy. So why only 2 points:-
Drinks Package
Unless you want to engage in a constant ...
We were celebrating our wedding anniversary, originally we wanted to sail on Queen Elizabeth to Venice, but that was full !
The only alternative on our dates was the Oceana, a ship we have never sailed in before, to say we were 'disappointed' with this 20 year old ship (previously owned by Princess cruises) would be a gross over statement.
If you like paying over £5 grand for a broom ...
Unfortunately I didn’t notice that this was a ‘family friendly’ ship and unfortunately the families were definitely not friendly. Every meal we had there was a screaming baby nearby and the parents never attempted to stop them or take them out of the restaurant. There were children jumping into the swimming pool all the time despite the ‘No jumping’ signs.
The ship has a most peculiar ...
Great P&O cruises until Oceana two years ago - then poor food and badly over crowded. Last year we sailed on Brittania. Brittania was not much better, too big, food no better and not enough amenity space for nearly 4,000 passengers Meals very disappointing. Excusrisions over priced and boring. Definitely our last P&O cruise unless things change for the better! (After 14 cruises!)
We travelled ...
My wife and I watched a video of the new ship at the travel agent and we decided to book.
Embarkation was easy in Malta where we boarded. Room was good and clean, we always book inside cabins as we spend very little time there.
On the first four days I was asked to go to reception every day because they were having problems with my credit card, this was a first for me and I get around, never ...
This was our first ever cruise. The most expensive holiday we have ever taken - the holiday of a life time and highly recommended by friends who have cruised before. Staff on board were highly trained, professional and hard working - can't praise them highly enough - especially our cabin steward. We chose a Mediterranean cruise visiting Rome, Florence and Sicily as we desperately wanted to ...
