Not a 'luxury' cruise

Item: Riviera
Rating: 3.5
Author: hank4ande

Riviera Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

hank4ande

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 23

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5

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12 Night Northern Europe Mosaic (Copenhagen To Amsterdam)

Sail date: September 14, 2023

Ship: Riviera

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8116

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

The only thing "luxury" was the price of the excursions which did not have any electronic communication between the guide and us so one had to be close to the guide to hear the commentary. There were even jewelry sales in the lobby like the large cruise ships. Port talks by the cruise director or outside experts were never done.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Normal cruise ship fare, some items were excellent and some were changed to another item.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

too cold for the pool

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

service was inconsistent, the level of service depended on the location on the ship

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

normal cruise ship veranda cabin, the bathroom was larger than most but it had a larger step up to enter.

Ship tip

don't, we got more information about ports from other ships that were in port at the same time than we got from the Riviera staff.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Copenhagen, Denmark Did not visit port

flew in, went to ship did not have time to visit

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Warnemunde (Berlin), Germany

4 out of 5

KALUNDBORG, DENMARK

3 out of 5

Goteborg (Gothenburg), Sweden

4 out of 5

Oslo, Norway

4 out of 5

Kristiansand, Norway

3 out of 5

Tilbury (London), England

4 out of 5

ship 'destination staff did not know the location of the train station relative to the ship.

Thumbs Up 0

Le Havre (Paris), France

5 out of 5

We were dropped in the center of town without any information (map or directions), fortunately the Island Princess was also in port and arrived in the center at the same time so we got information from them.

Thumbs Up 2

Zeebrugge (Bruges), Belgium

5 out of 5

Amsterdam, Netherlands

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

ship staff that accompanied us to the airport were not familiar with the terminal.

1 Comment

beansbeansbeans 1 year ago

Gosh.You found something wrong in everything!!

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