Amazing Scandinavian cruise

Aurora Cruise Review to Baltic

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 9
Helpful Votes: 164

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
Aurora

Northern Europe And Scandinavia

Sail date: July 25, 2023

Ship: Aurora

Cabin number: c276

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall it was a amazing cruise and the ports were fun to explore.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very fast embarkation.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The food in the main restaurant and buffet was amazing. We ate in the glass house twice during the cruise but the food was really good even though it cost extra.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
We didnt use the pools or hot tubs but when i put my hand in the hot tub water it wasnt very hot.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Not much going on during the day. Headliners were amazing during the shows they did. Also the comedian who did magic was good too as they made the audience feel included with the jokes and magic.

Children's Programs

adult only cruise.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The staff were amazing they went out of their way to make sure that you were happy with everything. In the Madina restaurant some of the staff gave you extra portions of chips and ice-cream without even asking for them. sadly we only saw creme brulee in the buffet.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
The ship is small so you get from one side to the other extremely fast. all areas were cleaned often. Very often the toilets in the cabin would stop flushing meaning you would have to use the public toilet.

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5
The cabin was clean. The bed was extremely soft. The toilet didnt flush most of the time so you had to go to the public toilets. The cabin was extremely noisy everyday. there was a loud noise which woke us up every night. this happened up to 6 times a night. also we had maintenance on the lifeboats which started at 8 each day we were in a port.

Ship tip

avoid cabin 276.

Ports of call

Southampton (London), England Did not visit port

we just went their to board the ship

Goteborg (Gothenburg), Sweden

4 out of 5

Visby, Sweden

5 out of 5
My favourite place as there is a stone castle wall which is surrounding the town. There were gardens which were nice to look around. there were also beehives and vegetables growing.

Stockholm, Sweden

5 out of 5

Tallinn, Estonia

4 out of 5
There is a 14th century pub where the staff dress up in old clothes and serve you in old glasses. The inside of the pub is like a trip back in time. Also the toilet was like something they would have used during that time too. excellent.

Helsinki, Finland

5 out of 5
Helsinki is a really nice place with lots of shopping centers.

Riga, Latvia

5 out of 5

Warnemunde (Berlin), Germany

4 out of 5
We walked around the town and found the beach where we walked along the beach. It was the town with a strong strawberry theme.

Copenhagen, Denmark Did not visit port

There was a storm and it was too rough to visit the port

Skagen, Denmark Did not visit port

There was a storm and it was too rough to visit the port.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Extremely easy and quick to get off the ship
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6 Comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

Itspeace4me    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for the detailed review

ddme    1 year ago

Thanks for your review. Sounds like a great cruise with the exception of the room issues, especially the toilets not always flushing. The ship needs to fix that kind of thing immediately or move you to another room.

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Nice itinerary. Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise in spite of a few hiccups.

cruising2004    1 year ago

What a great itinerary, sorry you missed some ports due to weather. Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.