This was the worst possible cruise. They acted like this was the first cruise they had ever hosted. It started in Beijing with a tour bus guide who could not speak English and who did not respond to guest requests.
Registering at the port was poorly handled. We had to get off the bus, go into the hotel ballroom, register, get back on the bus and wander aimlessly through the port (bus driver was lost). The problems were just beginning.
The food was mediocre. Fish was dry, seasoning was bland, meat was tough, desserts were nasty, etc. Service was extremely poor. Indifferent. Try getting a cup of coffee without serving yourself. Wait staff acted like passengers were a true inconvenience to them-rude, rude, rude.