After hearing such great things about Viking cruises (having been on Holland America, Carnival, Royal Caribbean), my mom and I splurged on a Viking Ocean Cruise. It seemed great: trips included and nice ship. However, I would not recommend this cruise. My mom and I will be sticking with Holland America. I'll do Royal Caribbean with friends.
Entertainment: The 6 singers and 2 dancers were good, ...
Sailed luxury cruising (six star) several times but first time with Silversea Cruises.
1. First impression, embarkation smooth no long lines which was a plus point 1/2 glass of sparkling wine on arrival
2. Cabin old and tired. No champagne in cabin on arrival. No fresh fruit daily or coffee maker. Small bathroom, shower over bath showing its age. Very old and grey bathrobe. Had to ...
Well I know inquiring minds want to know about the new Journey cruises, so I will share some highlights. This is our first Carnival cruise in 6 years and just my husband and I, (56 and 46 yrs old) cruised. We have been cruising Royal for the interim. Will we cruise again on Carnival? Maybe, but it is doubtful. Carnival has a decent product, our expectations were not wildly high and I would say ...
I had a great time, found that the food was good BUT I wasn't a fan of the maitre d'. Likely the attempt at a floor show and entertainment is to induce us in the early dinner seating to move along. That was successful if not annoying. Food was above par according to my tastes. I ESPECIALLY took advantage of the Indian cuisine station aft daily. (TASTY) I had to search for the very HOT chutney and ...
This was my 12th cruise and 4th with Royal Caribbean, and a cruise is all of what you make it. That being said, we had a great time on this ship but this ship needs some refurbishing quickly. My husband and I left on September 5th, we arrived the day before in PR and stayed at the ESJ hotel, then on Saturday we arrived on this ship, this was our second time on this ship and we booked it for the ...
I have cruised many times on Celebrity, Carnival and Royal Caribbean. Of all the cruises this was the worst. Sad to say that the food on Carnival was better than the food on this ship. The waiter was awesome the quality of the food was not so very good at all. On one night they served Chicken Cordon Bleu. This was the worst thing that I have ever seen given to the guest on any ship. It was very ...
This was our first RCI cruise and we went as part of a group. The Jewel is a great sized ship with nice layout but a little past the point it should have been upgraded. RCI seems to do a lot to get more out of less, squeezing margins tighter to increase the bottom line. The good thing is that service has not suffered as the service in dining room, Windjammer and in the bars was very good to ...
Our most recent cruise was the Oasis about 1 1/2 year ago. We have to say we were a little disappointed.
Pros:
The food was usual RC food. We had no problems with it and could always find something on the menu. The waiter waiter and assistant were excellent.
The room was clean and made up timely. One time we needed extra towels, I called housekeeping and they were there in 15 minutes.
The ship ...
The ship wAs clean all the time. The decor was interesting. If you have been on carnival before, you know the set up is the same. I enjoy the Steakhouse every cruise, the food is abundant and awesome, they could change the desserts for variety. I am never disappointed. The ship could use a little paint here and there. St Lucia was awe inspiring, st kitts is beautiful. Not much to do on barbados if ...
First --- the Dining Staff was Great!!!! Food Was Great!!! For the most part the ship was clean. Lets see if I can remember all the negatives. Deck 11 and the ones above you could smell sewage, the ATM was Out Of Order the entire cruise, Around our balcony door was plenty of rust, In one of the public bathrooms the toilet seat lid was broken off, there should be more stations on the tv like other ...