Overall good cruise. Fantastic service from stateroom staff, along with the service from concierge lounge. The service in the reception and shore excursion was at an all-time low - but overall good service other places.
We were surprised at how good the food was in the aquarius restaurant with good service. A bit noisy, and with "forced seating" with strangers at our table (made good friends ...
Booked this cruise because of the price mainly and the timing was just right. After reading some of the reviews was a little worried but on getting aboard these vanished. Had an ocean view cabin on deck 2. Plenty of space for all our luggage loads of coat hangers etc. One small complaint, not enough information, for instance, where to get towels for sunbeds.
We were on anytime dining and ...
chose for the itinerary.
We wanted to see Dubai, and thought this would be a great way to do it. We were not happy that it was on R.C. but did it anyway. I was very pleasantly surprised. We did not find the ship worn out as some other reviews have stated. The public rooms, showroom and lounges were in very good shape. the crew could not have been more friendly and helpful. We had a suite that ...
The ship:
We have cruised many times before including Princess, Celebrity, and RC.
We travelled as a party of six, all but one had cruised before.This was the smallest ship any of us had been on and we were interested to see how it compared.
We all enjoyed our stay on the ship, it was in good condition and well maintained.
We certainly wouldn't worry about booking a cruise on this size ...
We were looking for something not too expensive and an alternative to our usual winter week in the sun in the Canaries. This met the bill and the itinerary looked interesting as neither of us had been to that part of the world at all.
Thoroughly enjoyed our week and we thought everything on board was very good. Yes, of course, one can always find fault but we were pleased with our week and ...
It’s such a shame that this ship is getting so many negative reviews, were we on the same ship!? IMO a lot of it is down to lack of research - this is not a big ship like oasis of the seas! We were on it last year and it was impressive but we knew this would be nothing like it, we chose this for the price and the itinerary as it was different from anything we’d done before. The ship is older yes ...
We chose this cruise because the itinary was unusual and it didnt dissapoint .
We did the dhow cruise in Khasab which was amazing we saw dolphins and wonderful scenery also the Wonders of Dubai trip was very good value you get to see the BurJ khalifa lit. up at night and its amazing fountains
The ship itself is a little tired but clean
All staff were very friendly and nothing was too ...
There are a lot of negative comments about Vision so we were interested to experience it for ourselves. We have cruised with RC before on a similar sized vessel (Splendour) so we were familiar with the modus operandi. Last time we were a little disappointed with the service levels and lack of attention to detail but had no real issues this time. We thought the availability of food in the ...
Last minute decision to book this cruise as it was a bargain not to miss - included Emirates flight.
Have only travelled with RCI once before, usually go with P and O.
Flight and transfer good. Arrived around 7.30am so we were transferred to a hotel for breakfast, then boarded ship around 11am, allowed into cabins around 1pm.
First impressions on exterior of ship we thought it looked a ...
We had not taken a cruise with RCI in several years and although we were a bit disappointed in how everything seemed to have gone down a notch (except the service of many of the crew), we still did have a fun time on our Arabian Gulf Cruise aboard the Vision of the Seas. We travelled with 6 other family members.
HIGHLIGHTS: attentive waitstaff and room steward, friendly cruise activities ...