Oceania review on Riviera

Item: Riviera
Rating: 3.9
Author: captgeorge747

Riviera Cruise Review to Caribbean

captgeorge747

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

10 Night Island Paradise (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 06, 2018

Ship: Riviera

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7062

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Very old crowd...CAPT lacked leadership and made the worst announcement’s that no one could hear or understand...bypassed two ports of call and did not replace one of the ports of call ...extra day at sea...

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Speciality restaurants were excellent ... Bar cocktails did not come with nice appetizers ... Breakfast and lunch were very good...

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Gym was ok.. Spa was average... Music was for the very old... Shows were average...

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Shows were average... Lectures were good...

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

It was clean.... Not able to walk around the whole ship...

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Size and cleanliness was good... My cabin had the water spigot on my balcony and when we docked we lost the use of our cabin ... Not good...cabin 7062

Ship tip

A very old crowd.....

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Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5

The CAPT bypassed this port of call and went to San Juan instead...

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Gustavia, St. Barthelemy

4 out of 5

St. John's, Antigua

4 out of 5

Castries, St. Lucia

4 out of 5

The CAPT bypassed this port without providing an alternate port....very dissatisfied with that... It was advertized

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Basseterre, St. Kitts Did not visit port

No dock for us even though it was advertised as such...

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

7 Comments

willwork4cruz 6 years ago

"Captain lacked leadership" We will have to take your word for it. Not being nautical professionals with decades of experience operating enormous passenger ships we would have no way to judges such a thing.

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Catmoon121 6 years ago

2 questions - why weren't you able to walk around the whole ship & were the upper deck activities constantly occupied ( croquet and mini golf)

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funboomer47 6 years ago

Remember that in the contract you signed that they have the right to cancel ports or change ports. You should read what you sign. No one has the right to complain about changed ports or canceled ports. You signed up for that. Naturally you can be disappointed but they have the right to do that. Complaining won't do any good and won't change things.

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IkeDeb 6 years ago

Trust me, the cruise line would be hearing from me! 🤔🤔

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funboomer47 6 years ago

Did you research the ship and cruiseline before you booked? Most people do that so they know what type of cruise it will be. Holland America is a good example. They are a wonderful cruise line with great food and service and aittle more upper class than say Carnival or some of the others. They cater to an older crowd. You will find that on several of the more upper class ships. They have activities but .ore for the older crowd. You probably want something more like Carnival or Royal Caribbean or others that cater to families and have lots of activities.

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luvdiving2003 6 years ago

You are the 3rd person on here to say that. I would be insanely upset especially if I had paid for excursions !

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funboomer47 6 years ago

What was the reason for not stopping at those islands? If it was rough seas or something like that then,that is no fault of the cruise line. They have your safety in their minds.

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