This ship needs to be redecorated and revamped. The carpets are old and worn and there is nothing special about the cabins... they are very basic with heavy curtains with stains here and there. We were on deck 7 in a balcony which was okay... the best thing being that we were in-between and ocean view and another balcony, so we didn't hear sounds from one side and we could relax most of the ...
We were looking for a family friendly cruise line for our young family. First and last cruise for young family
We took our 5, 3 and 1 year old on the Carnival Freedom 7-day cruise to key west, FLA, Freeport Bahamas and Nassau Bahamas. We did lots of research on shops and were looking for a vacation that would be conducive for our young family. We chose this ship because the Carnival website ...
This was definitely not our best cruise experience. We have been on eight cruises and this one was average at best. I would not recommend going on this cruise. First, it's a nightmare getting into New York City. When we boarded, we quickly realized that in addition to a very stained carpet, the room we were assigned had a rancid smell in the bathroom. We reported this three times, they worked on ...
I chose this cruise because of the convenience of leavinng from a port in my home state.
We had a balcony cabin mid-ship on the 9th flr. The cabin was not very well maintained, and the bathroom was so tight that using the tiolet required contortions and I am under 5'3.
The beds(twins) were pushed together to make a queen and it kept coming apart and was very uncomfortable because one bed ...
This was my first time on NCL. I found the food and service to be poor. The room steward was definitely not attentive and sometimes had an attitude. My family had a cabin balcony. For two days we were unable to use it. They decided to do paint maintenance during the cruise. One day workers cane and stayed in the balcony for about five hours scraping paint. It was quite awkward to shower and get ...
This was my third cruise with Royal Caribbean. Each has gotten progressively worse and cost more each time.
Excursions: The port of calls were short (approx 3 - 6 hours in port). If you debark the ship make sure you bring your sea pass and photo ID. Once on the pier it is like herding cats. In our first port, there were three tours assembled at the same time and no one knew where to go. ...
We choose this route because of the islands and the excursions. The excursions and islands were great! The ship however was a different story.
The swimming pools were very small (not even the size of a classroom) and there were only 3 on the entire ship. Not nearly enough for 2000+ passagers.
The food in buffet restaurant during dinner was often cold. Me and my girlfriend got sick one ...
We wanted the best bang for our buck. An 8 day cruise that visits 4 destinations seemed like the winner. We stayed as Aurea guests.
General - be aware that there are 2 time changes. You gain an hour of sleep the first at sea day and lose an hour of sleep the second to last day. None of the clocks on the ship were correct until the middle of the day on the first day which meant everyone who woke ...
I wanted to try one of the mega boats as my previous experiences have been with mid-large sized boats. I've cruised with Carnival, Celebrity, HAL, NCL, Princess and RCI and have mild expectations but RCI was a terrible disappointment for food (free and specialty dining), easily worse of any cruiseline I've been on.
Dining
MDR - Food temperature, taste and overall quality of ingredients and ...
My sister and I enjoy Norwegian Cruise Line and we chose the Sun for our 4th cruise. It was a short Cruise to the Bahamas and it worked perfect with our schedules so we booked within 2 weeks. The cabin was a tiny bit bigger and comfortable enough. The ship was smaller and didn't have the Cigar Room. We chose to spend our time on the ship, outdoors by the pool. It was fun and the games were ...