Northern delight.

Item: Sapphire Princess
Rating: 4.2
Author: cheston

Sapphire Princess Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

cheston

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 7

Helpful Votes: 128

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

7 Night Scandinavia (London Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 01, 2018

Ship: Sapphire Princess

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: E422

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

The cruise gives you a nice little view of two Scandinavian capital city’s (Oslo & Copenhagen). Zeebrugee is good for a trip into Blankenburge and Skagen is a small Danish coastal town which in my view is worth a visit.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Getting on the ship excellent, but getting into the terminal disastrous 3 ships in that day and parking company didn’t have enough drivers on duty.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Buffet food very good, restaurant dining okay could be better choices on menu, eg same cheeses every night. No captains gala dinner a bit disappointing.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

On the whole very attentive bar and waiting staff.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

All areas clean and tidy

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Plenty of room and cupboard space. Good size bed and bedding. Very large tv for the size of the cabin.

Ship tip

Cabin E422 advertised as having a obstructed view but actually it is partially obstructed quite a good sea view.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Zeebrugge (Bruges), Belgium

4 out of 5

We took the €10 return shuttle bus from the dock to Blankenberge which is a nice seaside town with a pier. Plenty of shops and bars to try the excellent Belgium beer. We found a bar that overlooked the quay which served 17 different beers🍺

Thumbs Up 5

Copenhagen, Denmark

4 out of 5

Take the free shuttle bus. Do the canal boat ride you will see lots of sights. Then go to tivilo gardens.

Thumbs Up 6

Skagen, Denmark

4 out of 5

A nice little coastal town take shuttle bus or walk. Good museums and houses to visit. Shops and restaurants in town.

Thumbs Up 1

Oslo, Norway

4 out of 5

City bus tour very expensive but you get to see the city. Some very good museums in Oslo the Viking boat and villages worth a visit. Try and visit the excellent resistance museum which is inside the fort (free entry to the fort only) which was next to where the our ship was docked.

Thumbs Up 2

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

3 Comments

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