We chose this cruise for its ports of call, destination and cost.

Embarkation could have been handled better. We seemed to spend a lot of time lining up and by the time we got on it was time for drill.

Astor is an older and smaller ship and consequently does not have the facilities and amenities of the bigger ships. However, we found that less passengers meant we got to know each other and everyone was friendly and happy to chat. Read more