I've cruised before, but my husband had not. I wanted to take an excellent cruise to convince him this is a great way to vacation. It worked; we booked another cruise before this cruise ended.
We choose our own air and own pre-cruise hotel, because he travels a lot we had lots of points to use. We took a bus tour to Stonehenge on our way to Southampton. It was enough time for a quick visit ...
We boarded Marina in Dover on the above cruise and were looking forward to sailing on this new ship after some reasonable reviews and reports from fellow sailors.
Our embarkation in Dover was fabulous and we went to our cabin immediately and found it extremely nice.
Unfortunately we did not meet our stewardess for a day or so and then only found her by accident.
We found several ...
Oceania - Regatta - Cruise - Dover to Stockholm-14 days
My wife and I took this cruise on July12, 2010. We flew to Heathrow and were driven to the ship at Dover by a van booked through Oceania (they also drove us from the ship to the airport in Stockholm at the cruise's conclusion). Cost per person: $189. Very smooth and easy...and pricey.
Our ocean view cabin on deck three was well laid out ...