Southampton Cruise Reviews

We were already booked on the Aurora for 16 night Baltic Cruise in May 2024 so when this mini cruise came up we decided to try it as a taster. We normally cruise with Cunard but we liked the itinerary of the Baltic cruise and liked the size of the ship, and adult only was a bonus. Having read some poor reviews of this ship, I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by the whole experience. ...

This was our sixth cruise on Aurora since first sailing on her in 2002 and hopefully it certainly won't be our last. This short cruise was booked in an effort to appease/satisfy the older element of our family, as only a month earlier we had taken a Marella fly cruise with the younger generation. Originally booked to accommodate mother in law who has mobility issues and is unable to fly, for ...

We sailed on the Spain & Portugal itinerary in November 2023. Overall we had a positive experience on the ship. It’s a beautiful ship, particularly the atrium area with great sea views, but there is some signs of wear already found the ship that have been badly patched up. For example the sphere wall display had missing items that had been poorly plastered over. However we found the ship to be ...

Got to say that for my first cruise it was an experience. The ship it's self is stunning, loads of amenities, staff where friendly an helpful, well most of them. We ate at our designated restaurant, which was Fantastic. Our waiters, Parta and Etienne where amazing, their service and attentiveness was outstanding. The pools and hot tubs/jacuzzis where on point. My disappointments where the ...

Its my wife's birthday on the 26th November, so we always like to take a short cruise to celebrate the occasion. We are frequent cruisers (70+) with Cunard/Princess/P&O and others, but since experiencing the MSC Yacht Club on the Virtuosa, immediately after Covid in June 2021, we now mainly only cruise with MSC, but it has to be in the Yacht Club. For those of you who have never experienced ...

Our cruise on MSC Euribia was not only our first time on this new ship, but also our first cruise with MSC. This was our 19th cruise, past experiences have been with P & O, Marella, Princess and NCL. We decided to book this cruise only two weeks before sailing. This was mainly because we had been through quite a terrible period and I really wanted my Husband to have some time away. I took a ...

This was mine and my husbands first cruise. We had chosen this as our Honeymoon so decided to do the Arcadia as child free and we wanted to see the Northern Lights. I knew this cruise would be older generation (I am 40 and one of youngest there) I had done my research and we booked a year in advance (one so we could save up and have balcony room for space and two so we had plenty of time ...

Mostly pleasant experience. The restaurants are well stocked with varieties of food options, both at the fine dining and buffet market place restaurants. Loads of onboard activities and entertainments. Helpful and knowledgeable staff. Modern amenities everywhere. The lifts, the booking system, the bar service are all automated. The only complaint I have is the lack of live TV service. The ...

Hi, I'm an experienced cruiser who tried MSC for the first time Thanksgiving week out of Southampton, England. MSC acknowledged Thanksgiving day in its daily program, but there was no celebration dinner in the main dining room or buffet. I've read many negative things about MSC, most of which I did not experience. One of the nice things about MSC is that they status match (I received Gold ...

We chose Cunard because it was named as a Northern Lights Cruise. We wanted to see Norway, Northern Lights and Viking Villages. The Cunard transfers to get to the ship and back were seamless. Great flights, the shuttle service was on time and accommodating both directions. The ship onboard and offboard process was seamless and easy. The cabin steward and purser staff were very helpful and ...