The first part of the cruise was fine and we enjoyed a few different ports from before. The crew and the overall experience was great.

However the second part from Valparaiso was a bit of a disaster. This does in no way reflect on the hard working crew members, but more on the management. A lot of the passengers had to endure work being done ,which should most certainly have been left until dry dock. Some had flooded cabins, others had water leaks and toilet back ups. The worst part was enduring the dreadful sewer smells that were in our cabin and hung around the back part of the ship for days. No explanation was ever offered to us, and we were not present at any question period. No answer was ever given to a letter we wrote to the hotel director either. Also ceiling panels were removed close to our cabin and fibreglass insulation particles were floating around. The workmen were wearing masks, but we had to walk through this and breathe it in!

We have to say how hard the cabin stewards had to work to clean all this up! Read more