It was our first Oceania cruise and it will not be the last ! The Sirena is a small intimate elegant ship and it was a very different cruise from Miami to Lima. The ports were interesting but what made this cruise different from the 20 + other cruises was the ship. It was small but never boring and the cruise director, Dottie, was a pro. Because of the smaller amount of passangers,600, you ...
I wanted to go to Aruba and Curacao and they were was best ports!!! I had not been on the Sunshine yet (out of 12 Carnival cruises) and the reviews were not favorable but I thought the Sunshine was great. The comedy club was too small but we got in every night and the YTD worked great for us - it was no big deal to get our table reservation on Deck 5 and then go down to Deck 3 to eat. We never ...
It was a very unfriendly ship for my kids.I have 2 boys ,one of them 10 months and the other 34 months old.The first problem is they do not let you with your child whenever you want.They have a schedule with parent and without parents.But children do no not live according to their schedule.So when my 10 months old boy is awake and I want to play with him,if it is baby care time then they do not ...
The ltinery was just what we wanted. The port too. Had no experience with Princess.and we were aware the ship was going into dry dock in March. We loved our cabin and cabin Steward Milo. We were on Riviera deck port side forward and our view from our balcony was heavenly. I find the food on this ship just ok. Nothing special. The coffee was awful and l had to wonder if they do this to force you ...
We chose this cruise for the itinerary and number of days at sea. Loved the trip, the ports of call and the overall cruise ship. Very well maintained interior and heard it is going into dry dock for refurbishing soon. Comedian entertainment on Ship was very good. Anytime Dining was excellent and enjoyed having dinner with different cruisers each night. Even the buffets for lunch and dinner ...
We selected this cruise because we wanted to do a back to back cruise with an earlier Celebrity cruise out of the same port. The Cruise Director was fabulous and made the activities more enjoyable then they would have been if someone less dynamic was in charge.
While the shows were good, the seating in the theater was a disaster. Many of the rows of seats were the same level as the the one ...
This was my 7th cruise out of Baltimore, 5th on the Grandeur.
For the first time, I found the embarkation area chaotic. I was put on, and taken off, 3 different lines.
Most of the crew seemed new and not nearly as outgoing and energetic as on previous cruises. The Meet & Mingle was a disaster and was a harbinger of things to come.
The Grandeur often has an older group of cruisers. The ...
All of those concerns of this ship and crew are unwarranted. We were afraid as she is set to go into dry dock in March. Our cabin was starboard forward, right under the bridge on Caribe, we had booked a balcony guarantee. Well, rough seas the first two days into our cruise and we've decided no more forward/rear cabins for us. The movement we felt was pretty bad, my wife got to the point where ...
We wanted to see Cuba, the Panama Canal and Machu Picchu and this cruise had all three. It was the first time we traveled with dietary restrictions (my wife was diagnosed as Celiac).
Overall the ship did a good job of providing gluten free food options, but it could have been better. Every single meal we had to ask the chef to point out what she could eat instead of simply putting a "GF" ...
Friends recommended Royal Caribbean. We also sailed with Royal Caribbean twenty years ago, and had a wonderful trip.
The shows were top notch, as good as I have seen in Vegas or New York. Entertainment staff was was vibrant and professional. A highlight of our trip was on our final evening in the Centrum when they honored our veterans , police and firefighters. It was a rewarding and emotional ...