cajungene Cruise Review on Sirena on Jan 20, 2018

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 4

Review summary

Was on the Serena on the Samba to Seashells (Rio to Maimi) in Jan-Feb 2017 The Good - Very good Itinerary. Jungle tour in Belem, Brazil was interesting and informative. - Devils Island was worth a stop and after all who has ever been to Devils Island - Salvador, Brazil; Barbados, St. Lucia and Antigua are good stops - Dottie-Good Cruise Director who herds cats with the best of them - Good port and specialty lectures (On this cruise the specialty was astronomy) - Service and Variety in the Terrace Cafe was great. Much prompter than the Main Dining Room - The Barista Aldo was great - Many of the tours start later in the morning so you don’t have to rise at 6AM for an 8AM tour. - For smokers there is a part of the pool deck were they can indulge - Good bar tenders - Good cabin steward - Ship is older, but well maintained - Any of the wine/food tasting tours are fun and a great way to meet the locals The not so good - Red Ginger Asian Restaurant was disappointing. When you try to do fusion of Vietnamese, Thai and Chinese you will get more hits than misses. - Tuscan Grill had great steaks, but sloooooow Service. - Main Dining Room Waiters need better training. We orders Escargot and when we ask for an escargot/seafood fork the waiter thought we were from mars. Attention to detail is not a strong suit. - If you eat Dinner anywhere except for the Terrace Cafe eat early (6:30) Service is so slow that you will miss any activity that starts before 8:45. Most shows start at 9. - Ditch the stop at Fortelaza, Brazil, and the little train tour in St. Lucia. - Internet is spotty and goes down more than you would expect. Overall good cruise, wish Oceania would go all inclusive, but they are not and I that Business Model works for them. Would cruise with them again.