Wonderful and fabulous

Ventura Cruise Review to Scandinavia

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Ventura

Norwegian Fjords

Sail date: June 16, 2019

Ship: Ventura

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: B402

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

A fabulous first cruise. We have booked to do the Baltics one next. Crew could not have done more for us-they work so very hard. Thank you all.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
It was quick and stess free

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
All good. We used the Saffron one almost exclusively as did not like the self service one at all. We also used Costa.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
We attended the Impressionist art talk and the LS Lowry one. What a shame they spent much of the time trying to flog you prints etc which rather spoiled the experience. Also went to 3 Salsa classes with Chloe and Oliver-all excellent and enjoyable.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
We particularly enjoyed "Badness", the magic/illusion show (Stephen Mulherne) and the Adele tribute.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Ana our room steward was excellent and so were all our waiting staff in the Saffron restaurant.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
All good but the fixed head shower spoiled it for me as unable to rinse off properly. Toiletries provided were good quality and a brand I use at home so I was delighted with those.

Ship tip

Use Costa as although you pay for the coffee, the food is free and we really enjoyed the cake in there.

Ports of call

Southampton (London), England

5 out of 5
Everything ran smoothly. This was our first cruise so we were not sure what to expect but it was much less stressful than an airport!

Stavanger, Norway

5 out of 5
Went on the open topped bus tour-expensive! Found lovely coffee shops. My husband went to the Maritime museum.

Alesund, Norway

5 out of 5
Went on a Viking boat with the crew dressed as Vikings. Very informative and guys were very entertaining. They gave us dried fish and cured mutton on board as those were foods the Vikings would have eaten. A memorable experience.

Olden, Norway

5 out of 5
Visited the glacier in a troll car-enormous fun.

Bergen, Norway

3 out of 5
Diod not like Bergen as much as the other places. We went on the funicular railway which was well worth it but it poured with rain and has to queue for a long time to get back on the ship as there were not enough coaches. We all got soaked to the skin.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Smooth, stress free. Luggage waiting for us in final hall.
Was this review helpful? 8

1 Comment

Ray1963    5 years ago

We went on Ventura last year, we had a lovely time. Loved her so much we booked to go on her again next year. 😎🍷