Exciting arctic circle cruise

Item: Queen Elizabeth
Rating: 4.1
Author: jayney08

Queen Elizabeth Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

jayney08

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 3

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

12 Night Norwegian Explorer (Southampton Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 25, 2019

Ship: Queen Elizabeth

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Relaxing cruise, saw whales and dolphins. Port visits varied and interesting - not a cruise for the under 40s as majority of passengers 65 or above.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Straightforward

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Not very good menu for vegetarian

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Board games

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Nicki Chapman very good speaker Theatre for older audiences

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

House keeping and waiters excellent Do need to learn how to make a flat white

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Very well maintained and very clean

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Very comfortable, size works well, balcony great

Ship tip

Forget the theatre in an evening if you're under 65

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Stavanger, Norway

4 out of 5

Sunshine and an outdoor Market old town lovely to walk around

Thumbs Up 4

Olden, Norway

5 out of 5

Love olden great walk towards the glacier scenery outstanding

Thumbs Up 4

Leknes, Norway

4 out of 5

Scenery beautiful from the shop

Thumbs Up 1

Tromso, Norway

4 out of 5

Nature at its best

Thumbs Up 0

Trondheim, Norway

4 out of 5

Medieval feel loved it

Thumbs Up 0

Andalsnes, Norway

3 out of 5

Scenary beautiful not much to do off the ship

Thumbs Up 2

Bergen, Norway

4 out of 5

Rained heavily but still walked into the town great restaurants underneath the tourist information

Thumbs Up 4

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Not as fast as the Queen Victoria but nothing to complain about

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