We chose Explorer 2 because of the locations visited we have done four cruises now with them over the years but now unfortunately since Covid the quality of the food is appalling Luke warm if you’re lucky and over the years I have used them the menu hasn’t changed . The staff are excellent and always a smile although some of restaurant staff don’t listen to what you want of the menu and couldn’t ...
We wanted to try a new cruise line.
This was the 2nd worst cruise we have had out of 20. Considering we have tried 17 different ships.
Unless you want to be drunk all day, we hardly drink at all!!
Breakfast was the worst at sea. No real choice for example no bagels/muffins or other breads choices. Very few cereals. Black pudding on 2 of the 14 nights. Only really bacon, eggs & ...
ARRIVAL & EMBARKATION
Smooth & efficient..luggage takes care of from Airport to Cabin 9/10
Cabin acceptable..rather basic, but plenty of drawer space
Sink in bathroom was cracked.
Fixtures & fittings showing signs of wear 7/10
FOOD & DRINK
LA VISTA (Italian restaurant)
DINNER 3/10
Starters
Caprese Salad….small portion…but ok
Pate – a small tasteless ...
We are criusers and mid sixties, and since covid we cruised twice with explorer 2 and once with discovery but this last one was quite poor. Bread was stale on the great musical afternoon tea, at breakfast and basically all round.
The tapas gave us a dippy tummy, the
Drinks were seriously watered down and
cocktails tasted nothing like the real thing
Not worthed paying for the ...
I am a long standing member of the sea-going community, having taken cruises for 36 years, travelling with over 7 lines on over 30 ships of various sizes.
This trip was labelled Lux & we expected a real high end experience.
Unfortunately, it started badly, with a 14 hour journey, hampered by the company booking us on a flight from Manchester to Berlin, then Berlin to Croatia. Bizarre, given ...
We were expecting a luxury cruise. We paid good money for a luxury cruise. The boat Callisto is very old and not well maintained. The noise was that loud that we were offered earplugs by the crew. The boat shuddered while under way and made sleeping very challenging. The beds were extremely hard. Bathrooms were very tired. The staff did keep them clean.This was not a luxury cruise and had I known ...
We choose this cruise believing it was high end. It was extremely expensive so we thought it was the cruise of a lifetime. I wish people would write reviews so you can make and informed decision on whether this is the cruise for you.
The boat was very old. I wouldn’t pay that sort of money to sail on this boat. The noise was unbearable at night and they offered everyone ear plugs so I guess ...
Cruise: Adriatic Odyssey: Croatia, Montenegro, Albania & Greece
Cruise Company: Variety Cruises
Cruise Ship: Callisto
Cruise Dates: August 26 – September 2nd.
1. The ship
Callisto is a very old boat and it shows its age. But it is clean and runs well. Few negatives: The sun deck has no shade. There were four loungers, and no chairs or umbrellas.
Category A cabins have no direct ...
I wrote to Variety cruises with my feedback and you do not get answer - only put on the email list for advertising. This has prompted me to put a review on Cruise Critic. Afraid even the travel agent did not want to know.
We had previously done a Variety Cruise "Jewels of the Cyclades" on the Galileo and loved the cruise so much that I wrote in a rave review on tripadvisor saying it was ...
We sailed from Dubrovnik, Croatia to Venice, Italy. It was a wonderful itinerary and we really appreciated the late stays in port. The captain even extended our stay in a couple of ports which was great.
The staff were, without exception, incredible. For instance, one day we were going into port at the same time as the Maitre d'. He asked what we had planned, when we told him we wanted to go to a ...