Ports disappointing

Item: Riviera
Rating: 3.6
Author: rozbe

Riviera Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

rozbe

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 20

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5

Verified Review

18 Night Fjords Vikings & Castles (Oslo To London)

Sail date: August 05, 2023

Ship: Riviera

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10092

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 months ago

Review summary

The ports in general were poor. Small towns with nothing to do. Looked forward to Norway but felt missed a good experience. When compared armed with Vikings choice of ports, Oceania missed the boat

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Polo has gone downhill. The quality of the meat isn’t the same. We only ate in main dining room for dinner once, as we’re able to get multiple speciality dining restaurants. Tried pizza one night which is a new addition and it was awful. Coming from NY, pizza was undercooked and underwhelming. Red Ginger is a stand out

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Weather wasn’t good. Tried pickleball and golf on one decent day. Did not use gym

Entertainment

1 out of 5

The shows were awful except for one. The onboard entertainment group left a lot to bedesired

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our room steward was wonderful as well as ships staff. My only complaint was the concierge who was worthless and couldn’t be bothered

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Ship was well maintained