Fabulous Itinerary but Overall Experience of Ship Average

Britannia Cruise Review to Scandinavia

JennieI

Contributor Level: Third Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 25

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

Norwegian Fjords

Sail date: August 12, 2018

Ship: Britannia

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

The cruise itinerary was great and loved Norway. We both felt that the staff on board of Britannia didn’t seem to want to be there. Food in the MDR was very average so we spent most of our evenings having to pay to eat elsewhere. We usually cruise with Celebrity which is far superior both in Staff awareness/helpfulness, MDR and the whole feel of the ship. Would we go on Britannia again??? If the itinerary suits but, not otherwise.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

Don’t have high expectations of the MDR

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Ports of call

Stavanger, Norway

5 out of 5

Flam

5 out of 5

We did the train trip and arranged it ourselves. Very easy online. If you leave it until the day you arrive, quite a few of the available times are sold out.

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Olden, Norway

5 out of 5

Our trip was to the Birksdal Glacier which we arranged via the ship. Fantastic trip, long hike uphill but worth it. Take wet weather clothes. You will get wet even if it’s not raining....

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Bergen, Norway

5 out of 5

The walking tour was very interesting. Not sure the I e Bar is worth it but, if you have never been, it’s OK. The fish market is amazing, if you like that sort of thing which I do. Have a look round the indoor fish market also.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

3 Comments

IkeDeb 6 years ago

Very nice 😋

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maybug 6 years ago

I suppose it is a matter of taste and cost. We love Celebrity but it is a great deal more expensive.

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onlysail 6 years ago

We sailed on the same ship to norway. Couldnt disagree more with your review. Staff were friendly amd helpful. Great choice in MDR and a different menu each night. Perhaps your expectations were to high or your just a bit picky

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Other reviews of this sailing

High expectations of quality of service not met. Medicore service and food.

Bit of a let down.very pretty 2 ports out of 4, ohers we felt werent seeing

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