Booked this cruise over a year ago to go in search of the northern lights. Relocation cruise prior to ours was cancelled due to an outbreak of gastrointestinal cases. This meant some hygiene restrictions were still in place for first few days. This did lead to some inconvenience and slow service. Some toilets were closed. After three days the restrictions were lifted and everything got back to ...
When reading the Hurtigruten publicity for the refitted Trollfjord you would expect to find an exquisite small cruise ship, what you get is an overcrowded cheaply converted coastal ferry.
The standard cabins are small with low cost fittings. Our bathroom cabinet didn’t close and the shower fitting fell to bits. The bed was uncomfortable.
Dinning was not the highlight one would hope for. ...
Swan Hellenic’s Arctic Expedition Sep-Oct 2023
My wife and I decided to do something different with cruising so we booked an Arctic Expedition on Swan Hellenic’s ship Vega. A smaller size new ship accommodating only 152 guests.
This was a 16 day cruise along the Western coast of Greenland, crossing the Labrador Sea to Newfoundland/Labrador and ending up in Halifax. It checked off several ...
We had been looking at Greenland trips, and when this one popped up with a great discount, we jumped on it. We were not disappointed in anything. The crew was amazing, the food was excellent, and the size of the ship was perfect for this type of trip. I believe the ship held up to 150 passengers, but there were only 39 signed up with 101 crew and 5 expedition leaders. The rooms were great and it ...
The original inspiration for such a cruise was the itinerary, and to be honest, dealing with the Company beforehand was a little frustrating, but the cruise itself exceeded all our expectations. Every little detail was well planned by a very organized expedition and ship's crew and changes due to weather etc were executed brilliantly and expeditiously. The food and service was absolutely top ...
This last minute cruise was presented to us by a travel agent and the price was right for us so we jumped on it. Impartial information on the company was hard to find and some requests for info from the company were not as smooth as expected, but we eventually came around and felt comfortable enough to take a chance on them. It turned out to be a very good cruise.
Pros:
- Nearly everything ...
We did not choose our 29th cruise because of the itinerary, but because we wanted to sail with the new NCL ship "Norwegian Prima".
Boarding went smoothly without any waiting.
First impressions were very good: modern looks, the corridors to the staterooms have a great "hotel feeling" and are very beautifully designed. The stateroom (balcony room) was the most spacious we ever had. Beautiful ...
Onboard Prima now and with 2 days to go we thought we'd post a review. There are so many positives for this review but i will try and keep it short and sweet.
We have enjoyed the itinerary although we missed Belfast due to the weather. We have seen the Northern Lights, dolphins and whales from the ship so have been very lucky.
The ship is beautiful and the layout is fantastic, the service ...
Cruising to Iceland and Norway
This ship is mighty unstable in moderatly rough seas and i mean 3ft swells we were on deck 9 forward and massive booming noises were generated by the unconventional bow configuration meant we did not sleep for the first 5 nights due to the noise and the captain had to present himself on the atrium to answer why the ship was so unstable no answer he gave made me ...
This was our fourth NCL cruise, but the first for quite a while preferring Celebrity and RCL but this itinerary included many of our “bucket list” ports, including Reykjavik and Lerwick (Shetland).
It is very obvious that they are understaffed, and undertrained. The front-line help is courteous enough but not prepared or allowed to problem solve. There is lack of communication between ...