Chose this cruise as it was going to St Petersburg, wish I hadn't bothered, the smell of diesel hit me and my daughter on embarkation onto Baltic Deck, we were held up for 25 hours on the return journey on the Kiel Canal, lots of different stories as to why, the captain when he made an announcement could hardly be understood, in fact it became a standing joke among the passengers. We were all given £50 per cabin as compensation and the promise of free soft drinks, speciality tea & coffee for the Monday only to be told hours later we'd have to purchase them using the £50. The smell of raw sewerage permeated our cabin bathroom on several occasions and one passenger was shaving in his shower when he noticed he was stood in raw sewerage, the result being his whole cabin had to be disinfected!

I decided to try this company having sailed with a larger cruise company on several occasions without any problems, one of the reasons I chose CMV was the lower price, and I found to my dismay you really do get what you pay for! Would I use them again?.....id sooner donate a kidney without anaesthetic, try them yourself at your peril.