We wanted to see Maya sites and wanted to try Ponant. We have sailed on Cunard, Celebrity, Oceania, Windstar, Seabourn, Holland America and Viking - 20+ cruises in all, 6 on Seabourn.
I would say 80-90 percent of the passengers spoke French as their primary language. We enjoyed that.
The officers are French, the staff Indonesian or Filipino.
We were rather taken aback to see the captain ...
Our first cruise, we knew we were compromising some of the things we had been tipped off about, but wanted to spend time in Havana over the Xmas holidays.
You don’t have to fly with MSC via Madrid, we booked directly with Virgin.
Generally we were pleased. The ship was very clean, some of the staff delightful and food and drink packages good value, although by the end of the cruise we ...
We chose MSC as they were the only line to depart from Cozumel, a short journey from where we live in Mexico. Having trawled through a lot of quite negative reviews, we were not expecting an especially great experience in Armonia, but were very pleasantly surprised. The food is very good, the service excellent and the staff friendly and attentive.
The ship is 65000 tonnes and has quite a ...
I take a cruise around Halloween with a large group of singles via a company that specializes in this type of trip. I had never been to New Orleans and a few tips there: taxi or Uber is fastest but also most expensive so use the airport shuttle if time is not an issue. As for the city visit the old, whole in the wall places if you want a real taste of New Orleans cuisine and sample the ...
5 day cruise to Cozemel and Key West on the Celebrity Constellation on March 14. Embarkation was relatively quick. Only delay was after checking in, had to get in second line to have picture taken for ship card. Why this could not be done all at once at check in as most do slowed the process. Had an Aqua Class cabin on Deck 9. Cabin was well organized, very clean and well maintained. Jaime, the ...
Living 30 minutes from Port Tampa makes this a great and affordable cruise. The ship is definitely "dated", especially with some of the big cruise liners available. I found it to be nostalgic. The ship itself was clean and well maintained. The staff was friendly. Especially the entertainment, bar and wait staff. The rooms were tiny. The beds were no so comfortable. The AC in the cabins was ...
This was my first cruise and enjoyed most of the time on the cruise. The food was great at the cafe and the dining room, as well as certain meals at the buffet. As a football fan, I was glad I did not miss my team play on the big screen by poolside.
Our first port was Key West and we did a wave runner tour which was a lot of fun. Eating local and good food is important to us and we found some ...
The ship has held up very well. We feel that chops was not up to what we are use to. Johnny Rockets waited 1 hour only to get the wrong food. The show was Saturday night fever was just not great. The rooms look great. The dining room food was great. They took the crown books out and now you have to remember what deals you get. I guess that was smart on RCCL part save money. Weather was great. The ...
I just returned from the carnival sunshine cruise Oct. 4, 2014. This was my first cruise and I must say I had a great time. The cruise ship was adequate. I have to voice my opinion about the slippery Lido deck. I heard that a lot of people fell because of the deck being slippery at all times. The deck leading into the buffet was also slippery at all times. I fell on the last day after trying to be ...
So, we just got off or ship yesterday, with me and my husband and 4 kids.
*The embarkation process on the ship went very fast. We actually boarded earlier then we were supposed too.
*Once on the ship, the kids were amazed! They were so excited. Nothing had changed since the last time I was on the Elation. I hear they are dry docking it in September but not sure if they are going to make any ...