It's been three years since we cruised since Covid shut down and Crystal bankruptcy (Our go to Cruise line in the past). In an effort to find a replacement we booked three segments starting April 9 and ending May 19 in Dover. The Seabourn Ovation is a beautiful newer ship with generous rooms sizes and furnishings. We had high expectations at the beginning of the cruise and learned quickly ...
Let me first begin by saying this was our 3 rd. Oceania cruise and the itinerary and staff was wonderful. We enjoyed all the ports we visited and the staff was warm, friendly and professional.
The food on the ship was very good, but being a small Oceania ship...there were only 2 speciality restaurants. As we got into cooler temperatures, the outdoor area of the buffet was closed, so it was very ...
All in all an enjoyable cruise. However, issues with weather and ship damage caused us to miss 2 of the 5 ports of call which caused many changes to procedures and itineraries.
Food was adequate and service was better than expected. But after 11 nights and 10 days at sea without getting off the ship even staff started to get a little frayed around the edges and food quality dwindled near the ...
First, let me just say I enjoyed the cruise. But, there were so many things wrong with the cruise that what should have been a great experience was reduced to a standard good experience.
Restaurants:
We acquired symptoms of strep throat after eating at the Tropicana Room. Nevertheless, we enjoyed our dining experiences at the other restaurants. Unfortunately, the symptoms would flare up ...
This was a 16 day Transatlantic cruise from Miami to Copenhagen.
Everything on the cruise was great except the port days. Only 1 out of the 5 stops worked out fine. Two were totally missed (Azores and Zeebrugge), Southampton took 4 hours to disembark after a late arrival and Brest was just a total disaster with 5 hours total time to disembark and embark. There are no logistics people ...
I chose this cruise because it was a TA [Trans-Atlantic]. Let me say, I am not a fan of the 'big ships', too much useless space and not enough needed space. By that I mean, the main restaurants are small and only one level, incurring long wait times. The theater is also small and only one level, incurring long wait times.
NCL does attempt to do more for the solo cruiser but, on this ...
We chose this cruise because of the ports of call. Unfortunately, due to weather and ship problems, we were not able to see the Azores or Belgium. VERY DISAPPOINTED. However, these things could not be controlled. Just part of cruising. We did make Brest, France and went on a NCL tour. I have to say that this was the MOST disorganized disembarkation I have ever been on (all cruise lines ...
This was our 9th cruise with Norwegian and our 1st time we have experienced any issues! We were disappointed that we had to miss our first port, Ponta Delgada due to high seas but understood. This however was only the beginning of disappointments we faced. At next port, Brest France there were issues with the tides interrupting the disembarkation process as the steps had to be moved to a higher ...
This was our first TA cruise. 6 days at sea turned out to be 10. Porta Delgada was cancelled due to high winds, major disaster with disembarkation/embarkation in Brest (talk about walking the plank, that's what literally happened). Immigration problems in Southampton prevented passengers from disembarking until about 2.30 p.m. Captain received approval to stay until midnight but that proved ...
Great food and entertainment. Multitude of different dining venues, both included and specialty restaurants. Entertainment, best out of all cruise lines we have ever sailed on. Staterooms very clean and nicely furnished.
Port excursions, disembarkation, reboarding process the worst I have seen on any cruise.
Two ports cancelled, one port instead of arriving at 8 am, arrived at 12 noon, ...