Fabulous first time cruise

Ventura Cruise Review to Scandinavia

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 45

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Ventura

Norwegian Fjords

Sail date: May 05, 2019

Ship: Ventura

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: E720

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

The whole experience was awesome. We can’t wait to do it again

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Excellent. We went straight through with plenty of assistants to ease the way

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We enjoyed the food in every restaurant we visited but especially loved saffron and all the staff there

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
We used the gym and the basketball court and enjoyed both. The fortunes bar had tons of quizzes and they were hilarious

Entertainment

5 out of 5
We saw Mike Doyle twice and we were in stitches the whole time. What a performer and his voice is incredible. We saw the rock show on the last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. We wished we’d gone to more

Children's Programs

We didn’t have the children with us this time. We wanted to see if the children would like it as we have two with autism. We were so impressed with how the staff looked after the children with special needs

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
I would have taken my room steward home with me if I could as she couldn’t do enough for us. First class service.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
We couldn’t believe how clean and well looked after all areas of the ship were. There was constant cleaning but we weren’t made to feel in the way at all. They were replacing carpet on the stairs and again it was done without making us feel uncomfortable

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
I would recommend this cabin to anybody. I slept every night like a baby. The cabin steward kept the room spotless and always replenished the towels. The sofa area and balcony gave us a luxurious area to relax and spread out a bit

Ship tip

Do it. It’s awesome. The captain was humorous and his announcements made us chuckle.

Ports of call

Southampton (London), England Did not visit port

Stayed in a hotel at the airport and only got transport to the ship and went straight on board

Stavanger, Norway

4 out of 5
We walked around stavanger on our own. There were plenty of shops to visit

Olden, Norway

5 out of 5
We went on the troll carts to the glacier and it was amazing. The guide was really good and the scenery breathtaking.

Alesund, Norway

5 out of 5
We went a way up the steps to the sightseeing place but couldn’t make it all the way to the top

Bergen, Norway

5 out of 5
We went on the fernicular and walked around the lake at the top

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
It was as smooth as possible. We disembarked found our cases and were ready for transport in such a short time
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3 Comments

dengage    5 years ago

We love Ventura been on her 8 times

xomqitzmoox    5 years ago

Mhm, completely agree. 😃

Ray1963    5 years ago

We went on her last year, loved every minute 😎🍷

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