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Serenade of the Seas Cruise Review to Other (Asia/Africa/Middle East)

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Vote: 1

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
Serenade of the Seas

16 Night Ultimate Japan Vietnam & Singapore (Beijing To Singapore)

Sail date: April 08, 2024

Ship: Serenade of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 3048

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 24 days ago

Review summary

Serenade is dated and needs a facelift, but all in all, a lovely relaxing cruise, pity there were so many sea days, 4 on the trot, could have stayed in some ports longer, or added one, between Japan and Vietnam

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Looks like they were training a lot of local staff, so a bit erratic

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Buffet very good, excellent selection, main dining also very good

Pool Bar

1 out of 5

Service terrible, unless you had $bills in your hand with your seapass, miserable and not putting any effort in interactions, if they didnt recognise you as a bill tipper!!!! so annoying,

Giovanni's Table

3 out of 5

Not worth it TBH, service, not that good, food edible

Chop's Grille

5 out of 5

Lovely food excellent service

Café Latte-tudes

5 out of 5

Happy, happy happy, service with a smile all day , every day

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
unable to say, as didnt use many of them other than quizes and evening shows

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Very good on he whole, but 4 main singers , mainly performing on a bare stage, needed others, dancers etc to liven it up

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
£ waiters in Schooner bar excellent, esp Arelson, main dining Jovanny and Pasek excellent

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
clean but dated

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
good cabin, seaview, everything in order, working etc

Ports of call

Nagasaki, Japan

5 out of 5
historical place, peace park and memorial not to be missed
Thumbs Up

Kagoshima, Japan

5 out of 5
Locals very nice, beautiful views of Volcano and gardens
Thumbs Up

Yokohama (Tokyo), Japan

5 out of 5
lovely city, especially the tulip display in Yokahama, Tokyo, spaeks for itself, vibrant and full of life
Thumbs Up

Shimizu, Japan

5 out of 5
Good views of Fuji, also a nice place to walk around, especially the seafront
Thumbs Up

Osaka, Japan

5 out of 5
Again lovely place to see, food streets vibrant and colourful ,Castle a bit congested, but worth the visit
Thumbs Up

Nha Trang, Vietnam

4 out of 5
Nice place, we had a private tour, excellent and worth the money
Thumbs Up

Phu My (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam

4 out of 5
Ship excursion, as too far for private tour, just in case you are late, as hour and a half travel to Saigon, but we did see all that was interesting
Thumbs Up

Singapore

4 out of 5
Beautiful gardens near the Marina Bay, little river tour, that was worth the effort, not as clean as I expected, Japan beats it hands down
Thumbs Up

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Self assist off, so no issues

Traveler Photos

Best bar, best service, ourgroup enjoying time in there
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