Pleasant cruise but cooler than I thought

Serenade of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

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Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

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7 Night Scandinavia & Russia (Stockholm Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 01, 2018

Ship: Serenade of the Seas

Cabin number: 8134

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

The ship was great, handled the seas well and not too big. Be prepared for lots of churches and castles. Give enough time for flight connections in and out of Stockholm, flights out seem to be frequently delayed or cancelled(multiple airlines)

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Mostlyate in the buffet due to too much eggplant on the restaurant menu. The dessert Pavlovas were fantastic!

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Too cold for many outdoor activities and too many kids.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

As usual, the room steward and buffet staff were great

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Interiors of windows were dirty

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Plan for ccol weather and frequent rain.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Stockholm, Sweden

4 out of 5

Tallinn, Estonia

4 out of 5

Loved their concern of trees and nature and the dance festival

Thumbs Up 0

St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

4 out of 5

Don't miss the evening cruise

Thumbs Up 0

Helsinki, Finland

2 out of 5

Our tour was cancelled at the last minute and the remaining tours involved too much walking

Thumbs Up 0

Riga, Latvia

4 out of 5

Could have spent longere in the market

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

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