Luxury Cruises Reviews

My husband and I chose to travel on L'Austral with Tauck because we enjoy Tauck's level of service, and liked the idea of the small ship experience. I had done quite a bit of research on Ponant and L'Austral specifically, and felt that we were well-informed on both the pros and the cons for this particular line and ship. I'm going to divide this review into two sections, the first dealing solely ...

I was looking for a small ship cruise that would not have children dominating the pool and amenities so my Travel Agent recommended Azamara. Overall my wife and I enjoyed our NZ cruise very much, with superb service, unlimited cabin service, wonderful dining and a quiet veranda cabin we were set. On the down side the bathroom was too small for us and the balcony tight without room for a ...

Normandy has been on list for quite some time and we decided to take advantage of a Uniworld offer on their newest ship and visited Normandy in mid April. We began our trip in Lyon and then spent a few nights in Paris before taking a taxi to the ship from our hotel in the 9th. All in all, we had a very pleasant experience, with a few missteps. Itinerary highlights: - Giverney was just ...

a new ship, a cruise lasting more than 2 weeks, included shore visit at each stop made me decide to try viking for the first time. no regrets. crew were attentive and friendly. well organized from arrival at airport to escorting us back to departure airport. the food was excellent and i'm fussy! they served all my favourites - duck. veal, lamb. multiple choices for each course, even ...

We have just returned from the Viking Sky and have some very positive, and some negative observations. Embarkation was painless, and when we told the customer service desk that Air France ‘lost’ our luggage, they volunteered to have an emergency laundry done of the clothing from our Paris stay, and we had clean clothes before dinner! The Customer Service commitment consistently shown by these ...

This was a VERY nice cruise. We went for 21 days plus extensions before (Barcelona) and after (Stockholm) the cruise. It was the longest cruise I have been on. Frankly I was ready to come home after such a long cruise. But the food was great and we had exceptional service. The free self service laundry was a nice touch but was often full. We visited some great ports along the way. The ...

We wanted a taste of many countries which this gave us. Because Viking air changed my name on my ticket and were very reluctant to fix things I did not have a reservation matching my passport until the day before departure ! It was an extremely stressful start to the trip. Once on board the staff were lovely. We missed one port because of high seas. We were sorry to miss it but the staff did ...

Have previous positive cruises with Viking - river and ocean. Everything went smooth and the cruise was very enjoyable! However, the diappointing part of the trip was that due to rough seas - we were unable to go to the port of Portico, Portugal, and Viking NEVER offered to stop at another port or offer any type of reimbursement, future discount, or complintary gift from the region as a ...

My husband and I had experience cruising with Viking on rivers and oceans, so when it came time to celebrate my retirement, they were the obvious choice of cruise line. St. Petersburg was on my bucket list, and the 22 day Barcelona, the Baltic and Beyond itinerary was ideal. We spent three days in Barcelona on our own prior to boarding the Viking Sky and loved every minute of it. Embarkation ...

This was my fourth Seabourn (SB) cruise, and DH’s second, with one prior on the Quest summer 2016 we both shared. We have done a dozen cruises on luxury lines, so the review below compares this cruise with prior experiences, and provides some guidance for newbies contemplating taking a SB cruise for the first time. We also did a detailed semi-live blog during the cruise, with photos, on the ...