Aegean Odyssey Review
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The room was very comfortable, and the ship seemed in good shape. The lounges were nice. Weather did not really permit us to spend a lot of time on deck while at sea. The exercise room was nice, with really up-to-date machines, although I would have preferred a few more of them, as several times there were none available.
Staff were uniformly polite and professional. Our cabin steward was amazing and among the highlights of the trip. Restaurant staff were helpful and service was generally good, although sometimes they were a bit overwhelmed by the crush of guests.
Excursions were excellent. The Shore Excursion staff held a briefing each day outlining the next day's activities, and rode herd on the local guides, although in an unobtrusive manner. The guest speakers each offered several lectures, which were generally very entertaining, although sometimes only tangentially related to the sites we were visiting. I also would have preferred if the lectures were timed better--related to sites we would be visiting the next day rather than places we had visited a few days ago or three days from now. Still, well done.
Cabin Review
The cabin was fine. Beds were comfortable and drawers were adequate, and the ship provided plenty of hangers for the closet. The bathroom was very suitable, with good water pressure, and no problems with hot water. It took a day, but we finally learned how to adjust the room temperature.
The few problems we had were minimal. We could have used an extra hook mounted on the wall on which to hang coats and sweaters. The PA sometimes played within the room, but more often did not. The body wash provided by the ship came in small tubes that would barely last one shower.