We were really looking forward to our 6 star cruise from Buenos Aires to Barbados but unfortunately it didn't live up to our expectations. The Stateroom was fine, if a little dated and we went for our first meal at the pool deck. Caesar salad with overcooked bits of chicken. Never mind the wine was good! We looked forward to Argentina steak in the evening and were offered cold tough filet steak, which was replaced with something similar. The plates were also cold and it was served with three cold chips. We heard people moaning the following morning and one chap said he had sent back 3 steaks. They did get more steaks in Montevideo and they were better.

However the food generally was of poor standard, pizza's that looked like Tesco value, very unappetising, hardly any vegetables or salad and mash potatoe offered with many of the dishes. They also offered Shepherds Pie on many occasions. The food served for lunch at the pool deck varied, one day I had a very nice Tuna mayo sandwich on lovely brown grain bread and the next time hardly any tuna on awful bread. When I thought I would try it a third time I was told they didn't have any tuna! I had a toasted plastic ham and plastic cheese sandwich on mothers pride, which was also inedible. However the evening hot rocks was very nice, apart from allowing people to smoke as we were eating.

We tried the Le Champagne resturant which was fine apart from the lobster Thermidor, the chef had used field mushrooms and so the sauce was brown, and it was exceptionally salty. We had had a chef demonstrate in the Venetian room how to cook Lobster Themidore and the sample was delicious, he didn't use mushrooms. We cancelled our booking for Valentines night, and did have a nice meal in The Restaurant. Read more