My partner wanted me to try out cruising. We did Northern Europe 9 nights as a starter. Glad it wasn't any longer!!! We had a Deluxe (it wasn't) balcony room, tired and dated. Entertainment was very holiday camp, which is fine but your not paying holiday camp prices!!! I felt the whole thing was very comercial no personal touches, constantly being pushed to purchase extras i.e. Drink, food, ...
Well organised enjoyable cruise. Ship lovely, interior well maintained, clean and attractive.
Cabin 9655 interior, good location not too far from lifts, and main restaurants. Although nearer the rear of the ship and on deck 9 it was a good position when we experienced rough weather.
Quality of the food was great, enjoyed the variety in the windjammer buffet restaurant, the main restaurant ...
We were looking for destinations out of the ordinary. I called this the European Kiss... Ports of call that we would not normally choose, yet wanted to explore. Certainly filled the bill for us. We would give this cruise an Excellent Review but there were a few exceptions that kept it from a 5 star.
Our initial on-board experience felt like an onslaught of timeshare salesmen. We barely ...
Not too big, not too small. Service was great as it always is with R.C. The entertainment ran from excellent to downright awful. The main shows were quite good but the trio at Boleros, Teddy something, was shameful. If you don't know the words or cannot carry a note, don't sing the song. Their instrumentals were very good, only to be ruined by the singing. You could hear an audible groan from the ...
The cruise was excellent. We traveled as a family with several under the age of three (all in a family stateroom). It was a nice time to travel in Europe, and the ship provided excellent service. We were especially impressed with Royal Tots for our young ones, and the professionalism (and assistance) that the crew provided throughout our voyage with kids. They were always assisting with finding a ...
Wanted to see more of Europe so booked with Royal Carribean first and last time!
Ship is tired needs a refit though on the positive side is clean.
Staff work hard , long days and are always helpfull.
Sadly the drinks are very expensive $13 for a glass of wine $3.50 for a can of coke !!
There are no price lists at any of the bars so unable to choose other than by looking over the bar . ...
We chose this cruise to get a taste of the ports. We had never been to any of the countries of the port and wanted to see if these countries would be places we would want to go back and stay longer. If you want to see Paris a cruise is not the way to go. We took the ships transportation and the ship got into port by 7:00 but our bus did not leave until 9:15-9:30. Then the bus HAD to stop a 1/2 ...
We went on this cruise with a group as a business trip. The food was below par, the buffet was the leftovers from the dining room the night before. The Saphire Dining Room meals were equal to a Chili's or Red Robin in the US. Definitely not getting what you paid for. We ate in Chops one night, food was OK, but it would be what I expected in the main dining room, and I would expect better from one ...
Cruise was chosen mainly based on ports of call. All of which we enjoyed.
Embarking usually was smooth. Whenever it was time to return to ship, lines were very long. Cruise was crowded and there were always lines whether to eat, if you had a question or needed help at the main desk.
We only used RC as a means of transportation to St. Michel and Brugge. Otherwise we did shore excursions ...
This trip was free for my wife and I-and I'm glad we didn't pay for anything except excursions and souvenirs!
We have been on a couple Carnival ships, and a couple of Royal Caribbean ships (last year was the biggest and newest, Harmony of the Seas) and we were disappointed in the poor maintenance and cleanliness of the ship overall. Also, quality of food and service in the main dining room for ...