Marella Celebration Review
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This cruise was part of a stay & cruise on Marella Celebration departing from Dubrovnik. This was our second cruise on the Celebration this year, the first was a repositioning cruise from the Caribbean in April, on that Cruise the meals in the Meridian Restaurant were terrible the worst we have ever encountered on a Marella (Thomson) cruise, and the most complaints and returned food we have ever seen on a cruise. We were not looking forward to another weeks cruise with food which had been totally destroyed, but we should not have worried the standard of food and service in the Meridian Restaurant were back to normal, 100% better than in April.
Our cruise was Adriatic Affair from Dubrovnik on 24 October 2019. The first port was Hvar Croatia (a tender port) it is a lovely old town with beautiful buildings and has relatively flat but uneven walking areas, also the town centre area is car free making it easy to explore.
The second port was Ancona Italy, there it is an industrial area with a ship building/repair yard to the left of the cruise port area, this contrasts with the Greek and Roman buildings of the town which can be easily accessed from the cruise terminal on foot, there are many older buildings to visit and plenty of pavement cafes to rest your feet.
Cabin Review
A very good cabin being on deck 6 is close to all entertainment venues.
The only draw backs are it is at the very front of the ship and can be subject to noise when docking, and be a little bouncy if the sea is rough.
Port Reviews
Hvar
A good excursion should you wish to try some local wines.
Ancona
Wine tasting excursion taken to investigate the different wines from different countries.
Koper
A visit to a salt museum to see how salt is made from sea water, by using the sun to evaporate the water. Then on to a wine cellar to taste some local wines.