Fantastic first cruise

Item: Aurora
Rating: 4.1
Author: MickCrackett

Aurora Cruise Review

MickCrackett

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

Southern Cruise Break

Sail date: June 14, 2019

Ship: Aurora

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 3 years ago

Review summary

Clean and elegant ship, relaxing venues, comfy cabin.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

It was of course pre COVID. But it was fast and easy.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Didn’t try the specialty venues but the mdr food was great and the buffet open most of the day was good too. Fabulous cocktails.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Very traditional and old school kind of cruising. If you are looking for slides and ice skating etc then this is not the right ship.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Shows were good. Great music throughout the cruise.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone was kind and went the extra mile to serve us at the best.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

I loved the ship for the old ocean liner kind of vibe that it has. I will definitely cruise again on Aurora in the future. Everywhere was spotless.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Had a small inside cabin. Very clean and comfortable anyway. The bed was comfortable.

Ship tip

Ho visit the crow’s nest. It’s lovely and the Anderson’s

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Ports of call

La Coruna, Spain

4 out of 5

Great because the ship docked right close to the city centre. We had a shellfish mix that was great. We didn’t look at shore excursions at all but the one to Santiago de Compostela seems really interesting.

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St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands

2 out of 5

Guernsey is very cute however we had to tender with rough sea and that kind of ruined everything.

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Santander, Spain

3 out of 5

A bit of a planning mistake from P&o. Apparently Santander is great for shopping and we docked there on a Sunday and there wasn’t much going on

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Gijon, Spain

4 out of 5

Nice town centre. We had tapas that we loved

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

I’d say it was fine. We got off at the time we were scheduled to and our suitcases were waiting for us at the terminal.

6 Comments

Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing you cruise with us.

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izrgreen 3 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to write a review

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javawoody 3 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise thanks for sharing your experience

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Curt34 3 years ago

Glad you had a nice cruise. Thanks for the review.

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AuntPinkie 3 years ago

Thanks for sharing. This gives a nice baseline for current sailings. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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cruising2004 3 years ago

Thank you for sharing your experience

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