Having just returned from our 5th Fred Olsen cruise, this time 11 nights from Rosyth to Iceland on the Balmoral, I can say without reservation the experience was excellent in all respects, having given some "room for improvement suggestions on our last cruise on the Black Watch", I feel it is appropriate to compliment Fred Olsen on the Balmoral, overall food was excellent, and well presented, the ...
Restaurant and staff in outside bar are offish and service for drinks slow
Restaurant staff. You catch their eye and they immediately walk away Yet rush you when eating to Move you on as quickly as they can
Food
School dinners from the 50’s only worse
We are in Orkney and Shetlands the ultimate fishing area in U K yet a huge bowl of crab sticks on buffet
Kipper for breakfast. ...
Delighted to say that on this cruise the regular afternoon teas were a huge improvement on last years which were a disaster. Someone must have read my last report.Still an unacceptable waiting time for orders taken in bar sometimes, but staff worked off their feet. All crew members had very pleasant attitude and were keen to engage with passengers if encouraged to do so. Atlanrtic deck cabin was ...
Just come back from one of the best Cruises we have ever been on.We decided to try a new Cruise line for our Journey to Norway and Iceland and went with "Cunard" Queen Victoria.Having never been with Cunard we were a bit apprehensive especially about the more Formal side of the Cruise.
Embarkation at Southampton was the quickest we have ever done,from getting off the Coach to stepping onto the ...
My wife and I chose this Viking’s “14 Day Into the Midnight Sun” trip specifically because it had port stops in the Orkney and Shetland Islands and also crossed the Arctic Circle. We also chose Viking due to their reputation and positive reviews we had read. Unfortunately our trust was misplaced and we will definitely not be using this cruise line again.
First, the positives: airport arrival ...
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We chose this cruise because of the itinerary and the new ship really appealed. We weren't disappointed - had a fabulous time.
Embarkation was so easy - well organised, quick and no stress at all. We stayed the night before in Roommate Aitana hotel in Amsterdam which was about 20 mins walk away and highly recommended. Our luggage arrived at our room promptly after boarding.
Ship - the ship ...
We had never seen Norway and the midnight sun. We are not "cruise people" as we like outdoor adventures requiring a bit of effort, but found out we were mistaken in thinking they were lacking. There were plenty of on shore or on water activities to challenge us. We find very large cruise ships unappealing, so the Viking Jupiter, being somewhat smaller than the behemoths, was ideal. We did not ...
On the June 30th Jupiter sailing. What a disaster, As other posters have stated there was an electrical issue with the engine. The same situation as an earlier sailing on a totally different boat. These are new boats, one would expect issues to not arise so soon. Because of the warranty parts had to be flown in and it took two days in a terrible industrial port. We ended up missing both of the ...
Exploring Norway has been on my "bucket List" for a very long time. Other cruise lines didn't go very far north or offer very many opportunities to experience Norwegian and Viking history and culture. Every excursion was terrific and informative. We believe that if we did the same cruise again and took different excursions, we could have an essentially different cruise in an equally excellent ...
We chose this cruise because we wanted to try a diffrent cruise company. Silhoutte was a beautiful ship and the right size for us.
We did get seasick which i have never had in all my years of cruising but a injection in the rump and we were right as rain.
I though the passenger lounges were lovely and loved cafe bacio.
Felt like a less alcohol focus cruise compared to some RC ships i ...