great firts time cruise

Item: Marella Discovery 2
Rating: 4.5
Author: ninja62

Marella Discovery 2 Cruise Review to Caribbean

ninja62

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

New Horizons

Sail date: January 08, 2019

Ship: Marella Discovery 2

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7506

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

very good cruise we liked it and would cruise again

Embarkation

5 out of 5

so easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

superb food and branded drinks wonderful

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

gym was good and we did mini golf the pools were a bit small

Entertainment

5 out of 5

all the actor hosts and shows were fab, we even participated in one an won!

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

all the staff on board were really excellent including shevroy alam and jenny but the destination services let the ship down. they didnt do a lot of thinking including sending out the wrong info and some excursions were rubbish

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

all good and clean

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

quite spacious for a boat and with lots of wardrobe space and hangers

Ship tip

dont do the excursions apart from the party bus at cartagena and the panama train

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Montego Bay, Jamaica

4 out of 5

its jamaica! we did the good hope afternoon tea

Thumbs Up 1

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

5 out of 5

a good place to visit looks a nice country. we did the aerial tram and got to see nothing dont bother. the guide was really good though

Thumbs Up 0

Colon, Panama

5 out of 5

excellent place and the canal is unreal. we did the train ride and it was good but lunch was dire glad we had a big breakfast

Thumbs Up 0

Cartagena, Colombia

5 out of 5

nice old town. we did the old town tour and again the guide was brill should have done the party bus though

Thumbs Up 0

Santa Marta

2 out of 5

horrible place and not worth the stop. we did the beach excursion and it was very poor just get off the boat and walk to the beach and yourself the money

Thumbs Up 0

George Town, Grand Cayman

4 out of 5

nice and clean but there are better beaches elsewhere in the world

Thumbs Up 2

HAVANA, CUBA

5 out of 5

absolutly the best place so different from anywhere and cant wait to go back we did the walking/coach tour and was worth it

Thumbs Up 7

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5

some nice beaches but its a proper tourist trap our excursion got cancelled due to windy weather