The worst ship I have ever been on

Arvia Cruise Review

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 35

Overall rating:

2.6 out of 5
Arvia

Eastern Caribbean Islands

Sail date: January 20, 2023

Ship: Arvia

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

The cruise of disappointments, everything had to be pre booked, sleep non existent, entertainment pathetic, food hit & miss

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
Captain’s Table was like sitting in the buffet in a tux Go to the buffet before going to The Limelight. We walked out of Sindhu The cold fish at the fish & chip shop was a standing joke Majority of portions were skimpy

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
Cinemas very small Sky walk fully booked Crazy golf balls kept sticking in tunnels submarine escape room….pass

Entertainment

2 out of 5
La Voix Good Pink mediocre Take That Musical cancelled Pure Paloma mediocre Ben Moss Very Good Headliners rubbish

Service and Staff

1 out of 5
If you could get a drink If they had the ingredients for a cocktail All staff had attitudes and seemed unhappy Waited 30min at captain’s table for a drink after ordering

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
Design 2000 sun loungers on the upper deck for 6500 guests. Not a lounger left at 07:00am on a sea day Retractable dome doesn’t keep the rain out When the ship is going into port and the officer of the watch puts on reverse thrusters to slow the ship down the aft suites vibrate- this is lovely at 04:00am most nights Layout Nothing new, nothing special

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
Changed us from the cabin that we had selected and paid for, midship deck 14, balcony cabin 459. To aft, deck 9 mini suite 623. Hated it!!! 3 night’s sleep in 2 weeks. Bed and furniture vibrated when the ship was being slowly down to enter a port, reported multiple times to customer services, nothing done. Wife was in tears 5 times due to lack of sleep. Love cruising, will never book this ship again. I know other veteran cruisers who have cancelled their future cruise’s because of their experiences

Ship tip

Cancel and go on a better ship

Ports of call

La Romana, Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

Fort-De-France, Martinique

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Glad to get off
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7 Comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing you cruise with us.

MazBot    1 year ago

I was on this exact same cruise, it was fantastic. Crew brilliant. Food amazing, entertainment great. And if prepared to queue for 15-30 mins most places available! Not sure where you were but sounds like you got on the wrong ship!

rob87    1 year ago

Sounds like you had amazing cruise then

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Oops sorry 😞 thanks

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your very detailed feedback. Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

CruzeFan    1 year ago

The newest ships get mixed reviews. Many say they feel cramped and crowded with too many small venues.

javawoody    1 year ago

Hope you’re future cruises are better