I went on the Bravo Cruise, to experience the musical entertainment program, including numerous renowned performers, all of whom were absolutely wonderful in every way.

I was able to go on this cruise because of the special reductions ofrered in the month prior to sailing. As a solo traveller, it became affordable. However, there were numerous disappointments and overall expectations of the sailing experience were not met.

Although this is a charter cruise, there were certain cuts made to amenities and basic offerings which I found unacceptable. As far as toiletries go, only small rounds of soap were provided, and absolutely nothing more. There was an empty mini-bar, with not even water provided. Bottled water had to be purchased at USD2 per bottle. Any coffee from a coffee machine was regarded as 'specialty coffee' and had to be purchased, a regular size costing USD3. Read more