Rotterdam Review
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The cruise was great, but the food in the main dining room was very uneven. Some nights it was great and on other nights it didn't rise to the level of McDonalds. I don't know whether that was due to diversion of many crew members to cleaning and sterilization around the ship, but it seemed to affect the main dining room kitchen more than any other. The ports were very good.
I expected Ajaccio to be a small town that I could walk around easily and see all the sights. I didn't think that there was much to see in Ajaccio until I went into one of the town squares and got on the little train that runs around the area. That gave an excellent overview of what there was to see with a number of stops for photography. After that I went to the fine arts museum which was also interesting. Had lunch and a glass of wine (vin de pays) at a little cafe and it was a wonderful day. Having some knowledge of French helps, even my stumbling French.
Toured the Gothic Quarter in Barcelona (5 miles of walking) with the iPod and learned a lot of Barcelona history and saw some really interesting places. I had lunch at a Tapas bar (La Taverna del Bisbe). Great food and good sangria. Took a cab to Segrada Familia and it is a fantastic place - not to be missed. The last time I was there the interior was still under construction, but now you can see the beauty of the interior.
Cabin Review
Category DA (Oceanview) Cabin 2647 - We purchased unlimited laundry upon boarding because we didn't want to pack two weeks worth of clothes. As a result, the closet space was more than adequate (she had three closets, I had two). The room itself was spacious as ship cabins go. It was set up as one queen size bed, two night stands, a dresser, a couch and a cocktail table. The "minibar" consisted of a half dozen cans of soda and two large bottles of water, no refrigerator. There was an ice bucket that was filled as often as you wished. We had it filled twice a day: morning and evening. The bathroom facilities were quite good as there was a bathtub and shower as well as a sink, commode and storage area for a reasonable number of toiletries (mine and hers). The location was very good because it was quiet and even when we hit rough seas it was like being rocked in a cradle. The location, midway between the aft stairway/elevators and the midships stairway/elevator was helpful in getting around the ship. We had the laundry done every other day and it always came back perfect the next day. The room stewards kept the place neat and clean at all times.