If you enjoy bad service, filth and bad food then this trip is for you. My wife, 3 yr old and myself went on the cruise to nowhere ex Durban on 29 Jan 2016. We booked a suite which was the only good part of the trip as it was large and luxurious with a balcony. However everything else was terrible.
The worst was the hygiene. Cups were always stained with "stuff" encrusted at the bottom, on the ...
Like other passengers on this ship, we too have been on a number of cruises, so know how things work. We arrived early only to be herded In to a marquee where we waited for around 3 hours before boarding. The refreshments were chargeable, in view of the time waiting, these should have been complimentary. Finally we boarded and decided to purchase the two day drinks package. We were then told we ...
Although only a 3 day cruise, we lost most of our leisure time to queues.
Good points:
Ship and decor wasn't bad, shows were reasonable.
Bad points:
It took over 3 hours just to get to check-in - we were issued with a waiting number (16) but their numbers only went up to 20, then they reissued 1 onwards. So after waiting 2 1/2 hours for 16 to come up, new passengers arriving were given low ...
This was our first ever cruise and a 2 nigh "taster cruise", this has put us off cruising for ever.
first two and a half hour wait in southampton in a humid marquee, arrived on time at 11am, to be herded into a marquee with no explanation as to why, then endured 2.5 hours of waiting with insufficient seating.
you could not get served in bars, half an hour wait minimum, with extremely rude staff, ...