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14 days is a little to long by
Belinda B from Houston, TX Sailing date: Mar 2013Pros: the Panama canal was amazing! seeing it first by land on our tour then the next day from the ship as we went through....perfect! Cons: board entertainment leaves a lot to be desired and there are lots of on board days! And NOISE really do you have to play carribean music 24 hr? The "ship" was fine, its on the small side of size which I liked because I don't want to walk miles to eat. But it is dated in the decor and please GOD find some new music or just let us have some early morning SILENCE. Whats wrong with listening to the ocean? Ship Quality
Dining/FoodGloria and Norman are just the best!! That great stuff is the only reason I gave this a 4 otherwise if I where just grading the coffee or buffet it would be a 2 Stateroom Qualityto make our bed two beds are shoved together (and that fine I get it) However my husbands was lower then mine so we had this drop and gap between the beds that was miserable. And the pillows PLEASE people get nice pillows and loose the foam pads! Especially when I'm cruising 14 days Ship Staff QualityI can't say enough good things about all the staff. Even in the buffet area there was one guy that stood out. He just walked around smiling all the time and chatting with everyone. I spoke with him once and commented on it he said he was just so happy to be there! And while entering the buffet area often times staff was standing there with antiseptic and singing! in there own language or English how WONDERFUL is that!! I would cruise again just for that. I have cruised a number of times and thats the first time I have seen that. Entertainment & ActivitiesThank god they had a game room! Most the shows where lame, not all but most. But most dissapointing was going to the scrapbook class. I was really excited and looking forward to learning to scrapbook. But all they did was hand us a free paper pack and told us he had tools on the table to use. End of "class"
Dude if I knew how to use the tools I would not have been at the class except to get the free paper pack.
DO a C L A S S or advertise it as a scrapbook opportunity.  0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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  Itinerary to Die for! by
A Traveler from NY Sailing date: Jan 2013Pros: Itinerary Cons: Ship was Old If you are looking for a great Itinerary and are not concerned with the Ships accommodations and public areas this is a great trip! Ship Quality
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A wonderful cruise by
Jane M. from King, NC Sailing date: Jan 2013Pros: The destinations Cons: the quality of the food This is one of the older ships in the fleet; however, it was very clean, the service was excellent; however, the quality of the food was not very good which seems to be occurring on all cruise ships, no doubt, because of the anemic economy. Ship Quality
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a very old ship by
A Traveler from washington dc area Sailing date: May 2012Pros: seeing the fjords Cons: the ship itself the fact that this ship is one of the older ones in the fleet wasn't the problem....it was the painfully outdated decor! my jr. suite cabin was solid walls of pink laminate, decorated to look like oak wood grain. if you closed your eyes and remembered kitchens of the sixties, you would have that painful image exactly! the rest of it reminded me of old las vegas before those old hotels were torn down. the staff was great, i met many delightful passengers and all in all i was glad i went. Ship Quality
Dining/Foodwas overall adequate. somethings they did extremely well, a great effort was made for presentation, but nothing memorable or to rave home about Stateroom Qualitysize fine, decor hideous, comfort fine Ship Staff Qualitydelightful Entertainment & Activitiesonboard entertainment appeared amateurish.....this was a trip for the scenery 5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
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A wonderful experience by
Christian S. from Doha, Qatar Sailing date: Apr 2012Pros: Food and waiters (Aquarius Dinning Room) Cons: N/a The ship was great with a wide variety but moreover the staff made the big difference. Clean, well maintained, safety first, great staff. Ship Quality
Dining/FoodThe dinning experience was dream both in terms of food quality, variety and service (seated dinner, not buffet dinner) Stateroom QualityCould have been a bid cleaner (curtains), two single beds put together for a double bed (not very comfortable and not ideal for a honeymoon), TV program was poor and quality of TV as well (old small size TV, no radio) Ship Staff Quality
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Wonderful Honeymoon! by
Janine S from USA Sailing date: Jul 2011Pros: I loved the ports of call. Very nice rooms on ship. Wonderful ship! Beautiful, comfortable, nice rooms. NIce service. Everyone spoke English and it had both American and European power outlets. Ship Quality
Dining/FoodThe only con was that it wasn't open seating or open dining for dinner. You needed a reservation every night. There was dining all day for classic American food such as hamburgers, hot dogs, fries. Also I loved that they had a coffee shop so I could get my daily Frappucino. Stateroom QualityBeautiful room. And I LOVED that they had American and European power outlets so I could charge my camera and use my hair straightner :) Ship Staff QualityGreat Staff, Everyone spoke English and they had translators for just about any language you can think of. Entertainment & ActivitiesVery nice. I had fun at the theme nights, dance classes and the napkin artistry classes. Children's ProgramsThey had tons of activities for the kids and special clubs based on the kids ages that the kids could go to all day and all night. This ship was VERY kid and family friendly. 9 out of 9 people found this review helpful.
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Great cruise by
A Traveler from Florence, Italy Sailing date: Jul 2011Pros: Excellent ports, fun ship Cons: Nothing comes to mind Great food. Fun staff. Well-organized. Amazing ports. Easy to do-it-yourself excursions. Decent room. Very clean. Great price. Ship Quality
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Gdynia (Gdansk), Poland
Helsinki, FinlandGood introduction into Finnish culture. Don't need to do excursion bc not much to see. Just soak in culture and eat some reindeer!
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Riga, Latvia
Visby, Sweden
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beautiful place by
Greg S. from Ramstein Germany Sailing date: Aug 2009Pros: the scenery Cons: music The ship was clean and nice despite being 10 years old. The passengers average age was higher than other ships we have been on. The music at night was mostly big band/easy listening. The food was decent. The fjords were beautiful. Ship Quality
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Good Cruis overall but VERY Crowded by
Claire H. from Washington, DC Sailing date: Aug 2009Pros: great ports of call, good food Cons: really crowded, the ship employees try to nickel and dime you the whole time The ship was huge with every amenity one could expect or ask for. But many of the passengers were rather rude in the buffet food/dining areas. They would push and shove and cut in line to get food, even though it was a buffet. In addition, the cruise staff never hesitated to try to get passengers to pay for something or buy something extra. This got to be annoying at times when it was unclear if a certain amenity was required for purchase or not. Ship Quality
Dining/FoodThe food quality was fine... lots of fresh fruit and fresh food, but the ambiance was poor in the areas where the food was buffet style-- long lines and other passengers were extremely rude. Stateroom Quality
Ship Staff QualityThe employees were always helpful, attentive and professional. Entertainment & Activities
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Oslo, Norway
Visby, SwedenIf the medieval festival had not being going on the day we went, the town would have been boring and small.
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Somewhat impressive by
A Traveler from New york, NY Sailing date: Mar 2009Pros: The dining staff- they bent over backwards to give us a good experience Cons: the excursions team- the manager should be fired The ship was great, large, lots to do. Ship QualityPerfect size, layout, etc but some activities cost extra Dining/FoodThe staff were amazing. I am a strict vegetarian and they went out of their way to make sure I was satisfied. The food was great and there was a lot of variety.
I would suggest more "ethnic" food. The cruise was more than half latino, but they held back on the spice in the buffet and offer mostly traditional american food. Stateroom QualityCozy. However if you are very fat it would not be suitable. Ship Staff QualityDining staff and other service staff: EXCELLENT
Excursions staff and management: POOR QUALITY Entertainment & ActivitiesThere was a lot to do and I enjoyed my time on the ship. However, some activities (yoga) had extra charges. DO NOT PURCHASE EXCURSIONS! We wasted $350 dollars on these (which are tours of the islands the ship visits). They are non refundable. We paid $64 to go to the beach in Antigua when a cab would cost $10. In Barbados, the ship was late. We had paid over $150 for two excursions that day. The staff insisted that although the ship was late, our tour would still go on. This was a outright lie. When we got off, we were informed that the tour left and the manager insisted we would have to pay for a place in a tour that was twice as expensive. We did, but the manager oversold and we were kicked off that tour after waiting 5 hours. They ruined our day in Barbados. We complained to this manager's manager, who did absoultley nothing, not even apologize. DO NOT BUY EXCURSIONS.
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St. John's, AntiguaWe paid the cruise ship a non refundable $64 to go to the beach when local cabs could take us for $10. Do NOT buy the ship's excursions. Because we paid them and not a local driver, we were stuck on the beach for 5 hours even though one person was very sick.
Don't Miss: Beach Bridgetown, Barbadosthe sugarcane is delicious, and the beach is the best (warmest, most clean). Also the botantical gardens are incredible.
Don't Miss: Botanical gardens, best beach on this cruise Basseterre, St. Kittslocal cab driver overchanged us, but it still cost less than it would if we booked through the ship
Don't Miss: National Museum is cheap and interesting, beach is good Castries, St. LuciaThe most beautiful island. The others are badly deforested but St Lucia retains its lush natural beauty.
Don't Miss: pitons, waterfall, volcano, sulfur baths, botanical garden, beach 17 out of 17 people found this review helpful.
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