Baltic Sea Cruise Reviews

PO Cruise on Iona - Norwegian fjords, August 2023 This was our first post-covid cruise. My wife and I have cruised several times before and on this occasion we booked a balcony cabin for ourselves and one for our 19yo niece as a treat. We had watched several reviews of Iona on youtube and learnt a few useful tips, such as don't take a balcony cabin on the dreaded deck 8 (or 9 for that matter). ...

Just wanted to put our experiences down to make people aware what to expect onboard the Norwegian Prima. I have to say the ship is beautiful and very modern but inside space is so wasted. We boarded in Iceland and the check in process was smooth and easy however once on board the staff could not be less helpful, cabins were not ready but no one explained this and then staff did not want to ...

This was our third cruise and first on NCL. While we loved the ports we were able to see, we booked this cruise expecting 8 ports and only seeing 6. Supposedly we could not get to Bruges because of tidal issues. There wasn't a very good explanation as to why we couldn't get to Ísafjörður especially when we saw other big cruise ships going there. 4 sea days was way too many for the Prima, ...

As very frequent cruisers with NCL (so far NCL was our favorite cruiseline) we booked this trip because of the nice itinerary. However NCL changed the itinerary twice on us: Maloy was changed to Stavanger 4 days before departure with a very short visit (07:00A- 2:00P, 1:30P all aboard), Isafjordur was cancelled completely and replaced with an extra overnight at Akureyri, with a 11:00A departure ...

We were looking forward to getting back into cruising for a long time and the prospect of cruising on the Oceania we had come to love was very exciting. We booked a 28 day B2B cruise of the Norway and UK starting 5th August 2023 from Oslo. First impressions. The ship looked great. We had only sailed on the Marina previously. Boarding - was efficient and we were herded onboard quickly ...

We just did nearly a month from 8/2. Our point of view - We have 60-+ days on Seabourn, nearly 100 on Regent and Oceania each and some Holland and Royal. The good - ship is brand new and is well appointed. Lectures and enrichment is good. the rest just isn’t for us - poor service - except for a few exceptions in the Chefs Table. Nobody remembers your preferences, the food repeated after 14 days, ...

We have been Seabourn loyal cruisers for a number of seasons, but no more. We like the ship size and outstanding onboard personnel. However, the overall quality of service, food, little extras, and ability of crew members to respond to special needs has disappeared. The ships are the same, the outstanding crews are the same, the food is a little sub-par when compared to Oceana and the excursions ...

MSC was the worst cruises we have been on - Cramped and not enough room for the amount of people on board. Literally a fight to get a sun lounger and no space for peace. Pool was always rammed to the point people were lying around the pools edge as there was no space for them, at night the bars were full and again people sitting on the floor as there was simply not enough space. Also if you ...

This cruise was a long time in planning, then a 3 year delay due to COVID to be a bit of a disappointment. This ship needs to be refreshed, stained mirrors, broken lamps.in lounges and worn upholstery. Dining rooms are chaotic at best, most night we were seated at tables that were not set. Several time what was listed on the menu and what was served were not the same: Roast pork came as ...

This was the first of what I hoped to be many cruises on the Norwegian Dawn, but I can’t make myself get on that ship again. Major problems tendering in and out of ports, either because=abuse most of the boats were not in working order or because they did not have ebought people qualified to operate the boats. Either way, a terrifying situation if there had been an emergency. Waited 3 hours to ...