We arrived to the ship on the time and day of embarkment, But the ship and crew were not ready for embarkment, and they left us all waiting outside for quite a while. After flights, we were tired and ready to be on the ship. When we were finally let on to the ship, we saw that they were still painting the inside, and our rooms were not ready. We were notified before our departure that we must ...
My wife and I have just returned from our first, week-long Mediterranean cruise with Oceania on board the Sirena. We are quite experienced cruisers and wanted to try Oceania as an alternative to our usual shipping line and because the particular itinerary was interesting. The ship is very smart and comfortable but we found ourselves most confused by the system for charging drinks etc., which we ...
The food in the main dining room was never hot and disappointing. Definitely not up to the standards we expected from a cruise line that is supposedly known for its food. Salmon which is a Pepin specialty was cool and tasteless.
Paying $800 for concierge compared to a B2 was a rip off. There is no concierge lounge so therefore we paid $800 for a bottle of champagne and free laundry which took 4 ...
1-Time of year
2-Ports of call
3-wanted to experience the new ship
4-The crew is exceptional. They are the best. It is like coming home to old friends.
5-All inclusive fare is very comfortable. I do not mind paying for excursions.
6-After a while these ports began to look the same. That is not your fault.
I was sorry that there were no sea days to relax in between all the ...
So we chose SilverSea after hearing from a colleague about the level of service and the overall quality of his cruise. After doing some more research, we decided to forgo having a large wedding reception in order to spend the $18,000 + to sail with SilverSea. I am going to write this according to the guide on this site. Then at the end I will add several other experiences we had during our ...
The Maiden Voyage of the Silver Muse was a major disappointment. She was touted as "Simply Divine" but she was "Simply Folly". You would have expected Silversea to bring their most experienced staff to work this ship. Alas, that was not the case. The service was substandard and there was "attitude" among some of the staff. There were times when we were offered wine and never received it; ice ...
Having travelled with Silversea on numerous occasions we had high expectations from this Brand New 6 Star Luxury Cruise Liner. But the reality was Guests were used as 'Guinea Pigs' and treated with disrespect.
We were never made aware that the policy in relation to Dinner Reservations was different to other Silversea Ships, all restaurants had to be booked well in advance or reservations ...
My wife and I took our first (and unfortunately probably last) cruise on Seabourn last week on the Odyssey on an 8 night Mediterranean cruise. Here is my personal review, starting with the good things:
Embarkation in Monte Carlo: Excellent. We arrived at about 12:30 and embarkation took no more than 10 minutes. We proceeded to the Colonnade for lunch (which was average to good). Nice that they ...
We chose this cruise upon the advice of friends who were also going with us..total of 8 adults. Checking in was fine, but once on the ship, disappointed in the presentation of the staff. The ship was old and worn, the staff did not seem happy to be there. As walking around the ship, we found that every aspect of it was dated.
Our suite was spacious, but found they did not "clean" it daily. ...
The Maiden Voyage of "The most luxurious ship ever built" should be so exiting and I was very exited. I have travelled with Regent many times and have always been more than happy with the ship and the service, after all you just want to be pampered and spoilt.
I am sorry to say I feel neither of these emotions. The ship is gloomy with black marble everywhere plus black woodwork, paint, ...