Santiago (Valparaiso) to South America Cruise Reviews

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Poor quality of food and disrepair

Review for a South America Cruise on Oosterdam

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Sbelle44
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

We chose this cruise as it was offered to us at a discounted price due to our mariner status & casino offers. The fruit was old, meat chewy, food cold many times and many areas of the ship needs repair. We had multiple issues with our cabin and never got them resolved. We were very dissatisfied and unsure we will return to Holland cruise line even though we have 4 star mariner status. The line has ...
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Sail Date: February 2023

Cabin Type: Signature Superior Verandah Suite


Disasterdam!

Review for a South America Cruise on Oosterdam

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rumtoddy
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Embarkation We cruised from Valparaiso, Chile to Buenos Aires, Argentina on Feb 24-Mar 10 2023 on the Oosterdam (I renamed it the Disasterdam!). On the cruise there was an interesting talk to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Holland America Line on HAL’s history. One segment was about the line transporting immigrants from Europe to the US in the late 1800’s-early 1900’s. They decided to ...
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Sail Date: February 2023

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom


Worst cruise I've ever been on

Review for a Antarctica Cruise on Fridtjof Nansen

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avidworldtraveler
10+ Cruises • Age 40s

I have been on numerous cruises throughout the world, most of which I greatly enjoyed. This experience with Hurtigruten on a supposed 17 night Antarctica cruise was the worst vacation experience of my life. I found the food so bland as to be inedible by the third day, and in general I found the personnel, especially management, to be dismissive and unfriendly. The journey down the coast of ...
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Sail Date: October 2022


I strongly recommend you to refrain from taking Viking Cruises

Review for a World Cruise Cruise on Zhao Shang Yi Dun (Viking Sun)

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aa2033
10+ Cruises • Age 40s

The main idea of my post is that I strongly recommend you to refrain from taking Viking Cruises. I was dreaming of a round-the-world cruise and decided to a 3-month journey with Viking Cruises. It turned out into a total disappointment. Beautiful website descriptions and vivid manager speeches have nothing to do with reality. I have huge experience in sea journeys and have traveled with almost ...
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We appreciate you taking the time to share your detailed review, aa2033. It is regrettable that the service you received on board, aspects of your dining experience, and the ship itself, fell...

Sail Date: February 2019

Traveled with disabled person


No leadership

Review for a South America Cruise on Emerald Princess

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Dave223456
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

-Three meals took two hours -Locked out of cabin because of battery failure, no supervisor around to open cabin, no process to identify when battery failing or rather process exists but is ignored because of cost of replacing door battery. Better to wait until passengers locked out I guess -laundry lost, subsequently found -ship out of many supplies such as wine by the glass, applesauce, ...
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Sail Date: March 2018

Cabin Type: Mini-Suite with Balcony


Carnival Trying to Make All Cruise Lines the Same?

Review for a South America Cruise on Emerald Princess

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OkayApril
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Never again! Have sailed many times with Holland America, and also with Cunard and Viking. First time with Princess - and this will be the last time, also. Many Princess cruisers said this was not like previous cruises - much worse - and think it may be Carnival Corporation's doing. Terribly disorganized ship, inedible (literally inedible!) food served in dining room, staff bickering ...
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Sail Date: March 2018

Cabin Type: Balcony


NCL SUN

Review for a South America Cruise on Norwegian Sun

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Poppatop
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

NEVER AGAIN ON NCL!!! Wanted to do Panama Canal so decided to do this one. The cruise before had 80 illnesses and no one contacted us to inform us of the issue. We were not able to board ship until late afternoon and once on board could not get to cabin. Had to wait to be served any food or water the whole time on ship. We could not use the library until the last 3 days of 16 day cruise, ...
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Sail Date: February 2018

Cabin Type: Inside


Substandard Acute Gastro Enteritis Plagued Ship - Wonderful Ports

Review for a South America Cruise on Norwegian Sun

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Peter-W
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Re NORWEGIAN SUN depart San Antonio (Santiago) 17 Feb 2018 heading to Miami. (Departure port was changed from Valparaiso to San Antonio shortly before the cruise) On arrival in our Cabin we were told that: • There was an outbreak of Acute Gastro Enteritis (AGE) / Norovirus on board • There was Maintenance planned during the cruise. We had not received any advice by email, text or ...
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Sail Date: February 2018

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Balcony


Senior Staff Did Not Care About Customer Service

Review for a South America Cruise on Emerald Princess

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Peaches72
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

It seems like Princess has decided not to prioritize customer service. This trip felt more like working with an airline than a cruise line. The guest relations staff was not empowered to do anything when a problem arose. The food was mediocre. The entertainment, with a few exceptions, was terrible. The director of dining was abrasive. The decor was dated. The tendering was poor. Some of the ...
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Sail Date: December 2017

Cabin Type: Vista Suite with Balcony

Traveled with children

Traveled with disabled person


Agree with all the reviews of how old and tired this Ship is

Review for a South America Cruise on Celebrity Infinity

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leplep
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

The itinerary and entertainment was great. Everything else was awful...condition of Ship and cabin, food, service. The Infinity is not being kept up. Do not go on any Celebrity Ship that is not newer! We had a horrible time. Nothing was kept up and no one cared. The crew were not properly trained. The phone service did not work. So much was dirty. There was norovirus for months and months. There ...
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Sail Date: March 2017

Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean View with Balcony 2B


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