We have cruised with P&O on a number of occasions, and have particularly enjoyed those on the adults only ships. We liked Oriana and were disappointed when she was sold. So we waited for Aurora to be refurbished as ...

Sail Date November 2019

gilmahcroft

4 Reviews Written

24 Helpful Votes

Cruising the Canaries

Marella Explorer

Canary Islands

23rd CRUISE IN TEN YEARS - Cabin comfortable with towel sculptures and effective service!! We eat exclusively in the Main Restaurant as we are not fans of buffets at any cost!! We also refuse to take part in ...

1 photo

Sail Date January 2020

LECCITYMAN

3 Reviews Written

10 Helpful Votes

Hail to the Queen

Queen Victoria

Canary Islands

Chose this cruise as we love all the dancing aboard Cunard lines. This was our second, the first being 17 days on Queen Elizabeth. Had not been to the Canary Islands so it was a good fit. We had an ocean view as ...

Sail Date October 2019

Robbie3826

3 Reviews Written

34 Helpful Votes

Misleading information

Explorer of the Seas

Canary Islands

Be careful when going into ports with Royal Caribbean they try and charge you for shuttle service. Ours was $9 per person to go to the edge of city centre. When we got off the ship, the local taxis charge 2.50 ...

Sail Date May 2019

VictorMeldrew

5 Reviews Written

13 Helpful Votes

Good cruise but not for everyone!

Braemar

Canary Islands

First the negatives. Passengers were very old with many needed walking aids. A bit like a floating care home. The ship is older and small and the cabins are small too. Entertainment and facilities are basic. But all ...

Sail Date April 2019

bobbygee

1 Review Written

5 Helpful Votes

Worst cruise I've ever been on.

Britannia

Canary Islands

I chose this cruise to get a little bit of sun, rather than sit at home watching the rain. This being my third time on Azura, I thought I knew what to expect. Embarkation went smoothly, and I was in my cabin ...

Sail Date March 2019

Stansfield

2 Reviews Written

23 Helpful Votes

SUPERB CRUISE

Marella Dream

Canary Islands

We are fairly recent cruisers and wanted a winter sun break and booked this cruise in January on line. The weather was superb and we were told by the crew the best they have had for several years. We flew from East ...

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Sail Date February 2019

Suzy 1950

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Disappointed

Marella Dream

Canary Islands

We booked this cruis Edith high expectations as we have been on previous Tui cruises. Embarkation was quick and easy and staff were pleasant and helpful. Our cabin was clean and plenty big enough for us. Our ...

Sail Date February 2019

saltash

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Our 50th anniversary.

Marella Dream

Canary Islands

Wanted a small boat as first time on a cruise.We started off bad the cabin was dated and the bathroom had a damaged bath.So having a long trip to pick up the boat we then had to sort out are cabin.We exchanged cabin ...

Sail Date January 2019

Eurovisionfan

9 Reviews Written

117 Helpful Votes

Christmas, New Year and my husband's birthday

Balmoral

Canary Islands

Fred Olsen Balmoral – Xmas/New Year 2018/19 – Canaries All in all, this was a most enjoyable cruise and a great way to spend both the festive season and celebrate my husband’s birthday on Christmas Eve. ...

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Sail Date December 2018

welwyngirl

2 Reviews Written

21 Helpful Votes

Extremely disappointing

Marella Explorer

Canary Islands

We travelled on Thomson cruises many years ago and thought we would give the Explorer a try. The itinerary and timings suited us. We booked an inside cabin as we rarely use balconies preferring to spend time ...

Sail Date December 2018

stubarb50

1 Review Written

8 Helpful Votes

Great value

Marella Dream

Canary Islands

Read so many negative comments about the boat. Don't believe everything you read. Crew and staff 10/10 could not fault anyone Food 10/10 there was always something you could choose from. There was plenty ...

2 photos

Sail Date November 2018

John Belfast

1 Review Written

3 Helpful Votes

Older ship catering for mostly Spanish clientele

Zenith

Canary Islands

Zenith is an old boat, built in 1992 so with that in mind it was never going to be one of the newer luxury liners. The accommodation was adequate without being luxurious. With an older boat such as Zenith there are ...

2 photos

Sail Date November 2018

harry37hverna

8 Reviews Written

25 Helpful Votes

To the Canaries and back

Celebrity Silhouette

Canary Islands

We left home at our usual six o’clock and after an uneventful journey we arrived at eleven, we thought we might have to wait to our official boarding time but no, we sailed straight through. This is the first time ...

Sail Date October 2018

watson1941

1 Review Written

8 Helpful Votes

Slightly disappointed

Columbus

Canary Islands

We booked this cruise because of the Comedy Legends which we had experienced on a previous cruise. The embarkation was very quick, we had journed by coach from Victoria coach station which due to traffic took 1 ...

Sail Date October 2018

Deb jordan

1 Review Written

8 Helpful Votes

Worst ship ever been on

Columbus

Canary Islands

We chose it for the destination The food was awful 2* is being generous. The breakfast was the same very day greasy hard bacon cheap nasty sausage never changed . Every day was a stir fry or some obscure meat like ...

Sail Date July 2018

mrobbin1

4 Reviews Written

30 Helpful Votes

Canary Islands in the Spring

Britannia

Canary Islands

We last went to the Canary Islands in 2008 so we thought a return visit was long overdue. This was our 2nd trip on Britannia as we had already been to the Caribbean on a fly cruise in November 2017 and was our ...

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Sail Date April 2018

Jillybaby

1 Review Written

3 Helpful Votes

Our 60 Anniversary cruise

Oriana

Canary Islands

This was supposed to be a special cruise for our 60th wedding anniversary but it turned out to be very very disappointing, I realise that we are getting on a bit but we still like to have a good time and we ...

Sail Date March 2018

darknightsdespiser

2 Reviews Written

7 Helpful Votes

Slightly better than expected!

Marella Dream

Canary Islands

For context, we are Princess people and have also cruised with P and O and NCL. Chose this cruise due to itinerary, date and regional flight. Knew it would not be as special as Princess and so it turned out but ...

Sail Date March 2018

bevchas

1 Review Written

6 Helpful Votes

Rebranding means lowering of standards.

Marella Dream

Canary Islands

We picked this cruise because we had been on the then Thompson Spirit. What we found on the Dream was canteen quality food, poor service not enough staff to service bars and restaurants. Entertainment was the worst ...

Sail Date February 2018

Sue probert

1 Review Written

14 Helpful Votes

Sheer escapism

Marella Dream

Canary Islands

3 sisters and our sister in law wanted 7 days somewhere warmer than home. We were all on our first cruise so did not know what to expect! We had 2 cabins next to each other on level 5, they were larger than ...

Sail Date January 2018

Just william

1 Review Written

15 Helpful Votes

Did not review before booking. Silly me !!

Marella Dream

Canary Islands

Booked this cruise at short notice because we needed cheering up after Christmas. So booked on impulse and paid before reviewing. Big mistake !!!! Our 4th cruise and the first with Tui. The first 3 were ...

Sail Date January 2018

area

7 Reviews Written

43 Helpful Votes

This ship has deteriorated in the last couple of years

Marella Dream

Canary Islands

We had been on this ship 2 or maybe 3 yrs ago and we were really looking forward to this trip as we had such a good cruise last time. Unfortunately we were soon to notice the change on the second day. We went to the ...

Sail Date January 2018

Bakkio

1 Review Written

5 Helpful Votes

Old ship airco smells, unstable ship

Magellan

Canary Islands

We were looking for a cruise around X'mas time and the New Year, so the cmv Magellan to Madeira Cape Verdes Canary Iles seemed OK. We embarked in Amsterdam and soon found out that the average age of the ...

1 photo

Sail Date December 2017

pasty108

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Marella Dream, NO NIGHTMARE

Marella Dream

Canary Islands

This is the worst cruise we have ever had in all our days of cruising. The first 2 nights our room thermostat was broken and it was freezing, when it was fixed it went the other way and was really hot, finally a ...

Sail Date December 2017