Cruised the Eastern Med, Athens to Athens 14 days September
Fourth time over 6 years on the Encore.
Positives
The crew are as good as ever, service excellent everywhere.
Great itinerary with some interesting small ports.
The ship rides well and is well designed.
The main restaurant and the Colonnade are excellent for dinner.
Easy ship to relax on.
Really good bar ...
I am wrapping up a 14 night sailing from Athens to Athens onboard the Seabourn Encore. I have always been a fan of Seabourn and feel comfortable on board. Cruising on Seabourn as a return guest is truly like "coming home". The best asset that Seabourn has is their staff. This sailing was no exception. Under the direction of Hotel Director Kevin Huxham guests enjoy a level of service ...
We were really looking forward to our 14-day cruise - Athens - Istanbul - Athens - as we had loved all our previous voyages with Seabourn. However, while certain features remained distinctively Seabourn, some things had definitely changed.
On the positive side our cabin was, as always, very good and our room service staff friendly and helpful. The public areas of the ship were ...
From Venice to Athens the cruise was heaven. A 'delight' of middle aged folks enjoying themselves. From Athens to Istanbul we were joined by some family groups who changed the atmosphere on the ship totally. They did nothing wrong and were indeed charming but going forward we will avoid school holidays for our cruising.
The food was really lovely, the service was A1 and the ship ...
From Venice to Athens the cruise was heaven. A 'delight' (my collective noun) of middle aged folks enjoying themselves. From Athens to Istanbul we were joined by some family groups who changed the atmosphere on the ship totally. They did nothing wrong and were indeed charming but going forward we will avoid school holidays for our cruising.
The food was really lovely, the service was A1 and ...