Aurora Review
4.0 / 5.0
Alan Gosforth
10+ Cruises • Age 60s
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Sail Date: Aug 2016
Embarkation was really good. 30 minutes from terminal entrance to ships cabin. Disembarkation not so good. Seemed rather disorganised and ended with standing in a long queue for 15 minutes or so. Why do people wait until they arrive at the card reader post / person then start to open their bags or pockets to search for their card.
We love the wide promenade deck on the Aurora. Lovely walk on sea days.
I particularly like the sauna cabin which is directly upstairs from the gym. Only cruise ship I know which has a sauna cabin with Windows / views out to sea.
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Cabin OD
Old wooden wardrobes spoil what would still be acceptable room. Thats just our opinion however.
Port Reviews
Madeira (Funchal)
If you like swimming / swimming in the sea. The lido pool complex is brilliant for a swim. New build / recently opened. About 25 / 30 minutes walk from the ships berth. A mile and a bit. Keep the sea to your left. Up the bank / along and down the other side. Its 5 Euros each entrance. Life guards / changing rooms lockers. sun beds. cafe.
Needs to be sunny days obviously. Recommend.
Las Palmas (Gran Canaria)
Very quiet. Sat outside a cafe and drank local lager Dorado. Only 2 Euros a pint. Lady that served us was so polite.
Lanzarote
If you do nothing else walk along to the Gran Hotel (grand hotel) and take the lift up to the 17th floor. There a public bar / cafe. Take in the views through the huge glass panel windows - all of Arrecife. They charged only 2.50 euros for bottles of chilled Coke with ice n lemon.
Lisbon
To busy for us. Bit like London. Good shopping though i was informed.
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