Amazing family cruise 14 days Mediterranean France and Spain

Arvia Cruise Review

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 25

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Arvia

Mediterranean - Spain And France

Sail date: March 31, 2024

Ship: Arvia

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 6 months ago

Review summary

Wonderful cruise, huge ship with loads to do, you do get your steps in! Loads of windows to look out from and deck space to enjoy sail ins and sail aways, glorious sunsets and relaxing moments

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Well organised, drop your luggage off at the points that relate to the floor your cabin is on then join the queue for security and check in. Took around 20 minutes, queues moved fast

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Loads of choice of places to eat, buffet busy but still always able to get a good table and food kept being replenished Other areas such as the Quays for roast, fish and chips and Asian food, taste 360 for burgers and pizza, American Diner and Main dining rooms included in the cruise fare Speciality dining was really tasty at Sindhu Indian restaurant, Green and Co vegan was delicious and well presented. The beach club food was yummy.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Loads to do, never a dull moment, pools, hot tubs, cinema, games and books to borrow in the Anderson bar, outdoor ping pong tables etc, high ropes (extra charge) mini golf (included)

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Book shows and popular excursions eg Gaudi in Barcelona early.

Ports of call

Marseille (Provence), France

5 out of 5
We didn’t book le petit train in advance but easily bought tickets from the kiosk and went on

Southampton (London), England

5 out of 5
Easy to navigate way to the port and well organised embarkation and disembarkation

Valencia, Spain

5 out of 5
Beautiful architecture, a park that runs right through the city, kids loved the Gulliver play area, lovely beach area with loads of paella restaurants along the beach front

Alicante, Spain

5 out of 5
We enjoyed the beach all day, this was a short walk from the ship no need to take a bus, lots of food stalls etc there

La Coruna, Spain

5 out of 5

Cadiz (Spain)

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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9 Comments

mcadmasfamily     2 months ago

This had made me feel better after reading poor reviews. Our first time on a cruise with a 6 and 11 year old so don’t want a bad first experience

LadyEmma     3 months ago

Thank you for your review also sounds awesome ♥️ x

Cruise1st     6 months ago

Nice to read a positive review, thanks for sharing your experience

Gwbigdog     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

cruising2004     6 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful cruise! Thank you for your detailed review.

lsbs     6 months ago

Thank you for the review. Glad that you enjoyed your cruise.

javawoody     6 months ago

Thanks for the review

HeavySeas     6 months ago

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

BPRD2696     6 months ago

Awesome! Glad you had a wonderful cruise experience. Thanks for sharing.