The cruise experience was enjoyable from enjoying breakfast and lunches with endless choices on the 14th floor, having our cabin cleaned every morning, seeing some sights have you probably have never seen before, and a relaxing dinner in the evening and then followed with an enjoyable show in the theater.
Embarkation
5 out of 5
Ran smoothly and on time.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
4 out of 5
Food was adequate although on previous cruises, we had more favorable choices. The sirloin steak that is offered every evening was very tough the first night of the cruise.
Onboard Activities
3 out of 5
Did not partake in any activities because I caught a nasty flu bug on my second day of the cruise and just took it easy the whole time for the moost part.
Entertainment
5 out of 5
Every night show that was presented was excellent. The quality of the musical entertainer's was fantastic. Enjoyed every one. These shows could perform in Vegas.
Children's Programs
No children to worry about.
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
The wait staff at the restaurant was exceptional. They were punctual, very polite and thorough enough to take care of our requests every night. Our room steward did a wonderful job of cleaning our cabin every day, and also prepared it for the evening.
Ship Quality
5 out of 5
The common areas were clean. We took advantage of the game room many times, and it is adequate except for a few times it was noisy due to the younger crowd carrying on. The on-board internet service was marginal. It was intermittent for a good part of our cruise.
Cabin / Stateroom
3 out of 5
The beds were comfortable, but the shower stall was a tight squeeze. The linens were always clean and were probably changed more often than I requested. I wish that there was more drawers to organize and store our clothing because I had to utilize the floor in the closet to be able to retrieve my t-shirts.
We walked into the city from the pier,and it was just OK. It's probably where I caught my flu bug that I suffered with for the whole rest of our cruise.
This by far was the worst port that we visited. We had a bus tour scheduled with Shore Excursions tour company. The tour started at the dock and we had to wait in line for over an hour with an unorganized line mob to ride a cable car up to the top of the cliff. We then had to walk another ten minutes or so through stone roads to get to our bus. The bus tour was no big deal. We then had to walk back from the bus to the cable car ride and wait again on line for an hour and a half in the hot sun before getting on the car to take us down the cliff.
We had a bus tour with Shore Excursions, and the highlight was seeing and walking through the Virgin Marys home she lived in before she passed away. The low point was a "mandatory" government stop at a place where they show a few gals weaving a rug and then going to a nice rug showroom where they give you a free drink and snack. After that comes the sales pitch of them trying to sell you a very expensive rug.
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