The Cruise from Hell
Nautica Cruise Review to River Cruises - Egypt/Africa

Cape Town to Cape Town
Sail date: December 06, 2017
Ship: Nautica
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 7108
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 3 years ago
Review summary
We missed four planned excursions due to the weather and poor planning. That equaled one-forth of our cruise trip. Missed the elephant park which we really were looking forward to, as well as Maputo, Mt. Nelson Tea and Botklierskop Private Game Reserve. Seas and weather were terrible, activities on board ship mainly mindless, and to compensate, they gave us drinks for 2 hours when seas were rough and people too sick to eat or drink. Waves 30+ feet. Oceania gave us bogus onboard credit at 7 am the morning we disembarked. Couldn't use it. They WEREN'T responsive in a way that I expected from their advertising and what I had heard. Food was good, but not phenomenal. Very old crowd. Except for one young woman, we were probably the youngest on the ship. Had to take malaria medication for a port we couldn't enter. The worst cruise we ever took!Embarkation
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Ship tip
Be aware that the weather can be horrible. We missed 4 planned excursions due to not making it to ports or being allowed into Mozambique.
Ports of call
Mossel Bay, South Africa
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