Venice to Africa Cruise Reviews

We chose this cruise because we wanted to go to South Africa and the thought of going through the Suez Canal appealed to us enormously. We enjoyed the classical music concerts and the documentaries especially. We were pleased to discover the quietness of the Pasha Lounge during the day where we could read, do crossword puzzles, etc. We enjoyed the excursions in Crete, Eilat, Mauritius and ...

Destinations looked interesting However it was quicker flying from Gatwick to Venice than getting on this cruise with five different queues. Lets try Dinner - Over 1.5 hours to serve and that will be nearly 3 Euros for a bottle of water with your dinner and help yourself to ice. Lets try breakfast - cereals the packaging would taste better even with milk White toast because they will not turn ...

Got on the ship, bit slow boarding. They have stretched the ship and fitted another 200 cabins. We had a new cabin (9105). Very tidy, but a bit small. Adequate, but not as good as the last time on this ship. Had requested fixed early dining on a large table to meet other people. Because we had a balcony cabin, we were allocated to the “best ??” dining room on any time dining. Try as I could, I ...

We are black card club members so we know what to expect from MSC. Our cabin was an Aurea Suite. Fabulous suite, walk in wardrobe, bath/shower, robes and slippers. As we were black card we got a welcome treat of Wine, fruit and chocolate dipped strawberries. Our cabin steward was extremely efficient and made sure we had anything we needed. The buffet restaurant was typical of other ships ...

The second night the ship ran out of many of the popular wines, then Tea bags then butter ..... Then coffee. People ended up stealing boxes of tea because everything was running out which made the matter worse. The seated restaurant refuse to give you tap water unless you bought it ( apart from the buffet restaurant ) and they don't serve coffee unless you pay for it. Bit cheeky really! Very ...