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Arcadia Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 22
Helpful Votes: 219

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5
Arcadia

Spain Portugal And Canary Islands

Sail date: October 22, 2024

Ship: Arcadia

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 17 days ago

Review summary

18 days of relaxation in the sunshine. Food in Ocean Grill was superb and worth the supplement.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Onboard ship within 10 mins of check-in and going through security.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
MDR's awful, repetitive menu, small portions, slow service and undercooked meals on 4 occasions. Buffet, more variety especially vegetarian and food was hot. Ocean Grill, superb food and service. Lido grill/pizzeria was closed.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Activities still the same as 10 years ago and aimed at over 80's.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Live entertainment very good particularly the duo and busker. Audience with actor John Lyons from Frost was entertaining and informative.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Staff friendly and helpful but not enough of them.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
Staff tried to keep the ship clean & tidy but it looks very scruffy and neglected. Large patches of rust visible everywhere.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Cabin was clean with a decent sized balcony but very scruffy inside. Dirty carpet, stained curtains etc. Needs a deep clean and total makeover.

Ship tip

Book speciality restaurants in advance of cruise.

Ports of call

Cadiz (Spain)

5 out of 5
Visited the Roman theatre of Gades which is a 10 minute walk from the cruise terminal. Entrance was free due to being UK citizen.

Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands

5 out of 5
Saints day so everything was closed which the shio didn't mention in advance.

Gran Canaria

5 out of 5
Walked into town and bought a lovely handbag in a small local store.

Tenerife, Canary Islands

5 out of 5
Huge protest march that was very vocal. Riot police were everywhere in the town so walked back to the ship.

La Palma, Canary Islands

5 out of 5
Walked into town and bought a large icecream from one of the local cafes. A bargain at €1.

Funchal, Madeira

5 out of 5
Weather overcast but had a lovely walk around the old part of the city. Found lovely small stores frequented by locals.

La Coruna, Spain

4 out of 5
Walked to the Roman lighthouse 'Hercules Tower' and stopped at a local cafe for a drink.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Off ship by 6.30 am, 5 mins after leaving our cabin.
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5 Comments

Gwbigdog     15 days ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

javawoody     17 days ago

Appreciate the post

dengage     17 days ago

We can wait for our next week cruise on Arcadia

HeavySeas     17 days ago

Awesome.....thanks for sharing your cruise experience and glad you enjoyed your cruise

cruising2004     17 days ago

Glad you had a relaxing cruise. Thank you for your review.