Great cruise to the canaries
Ventura Cruise Review
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Third Mate
Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 67
Review summary
Very enjoyable trip for some winter sun , pleasant seas throughout as well which for this part of the world in November is a bit unusual. 4th time on ventura and we'll be back on without hesitation if a cruise that we want to go on comes up.Embarkation
Quick and efficient , suitcases at the room by the time we got there
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
We ate on the 1st sitting in the baytree restaurant . We thought the food was excellent , I'm struggling to think of a dish we didn't like , with a lot of variety to choose from . The service was also excellent from our waiter team.
We had breakfast in the buffet which was good with plenty of variety , although it did get a bit busy at certain times especially on the sea days.
Onboard Activities
A great variety of things to do if you wanted to , the guest speaker on historical murders was particularly good.
Entertainment
Some were good and some weren't to our taste . Loved the way 'Serious sounds ' got everybody enjoying themselves one of the best house bands I've seen on a shop for a while , though 'pulse' did the exact opposite ..
Service and Staff
Stateroom attendant did an excellent job , our waiters during dining were brilliant as were the bar staff in the venues , although they may need more staff at busy times in some places.
Ship Quality
Can't fault the ship or the cleanliness , we've been on this ship and ships with the same design several times so know our way around.
Cabin / Stateroom
Standard inside room at the rear of the ship , easy access the lifts to the dining areas.
Ship tip
Metropolis is a great place to sit and relax in , I'm sure a lot of guests never find this venue.
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Ports of call
Just walked around as we have been here before , beautiful weather. Large city but didn't think there's a lot of interest.
We went to the very large Sunday market in teguise , quite a lot of similar stalls but well worth a visit if you are in port on a Sunday.
Heavy rain prevented us from getting off here but we have visited often and love it , beautiful city .
Madeira is a lovely island , we've been several times . This time we had afternoon tea at the Reid's palace hotel , we booked it through the hotel website and were sat on the tea terrace , it's a 30 minute walk or a short taxi ride from the port , Well worth doing.
Disembarkation
No problems.
5 Comments
stevejack11 4 years ago
We did our first 5 cruises with balconies and they are great , but we found we hardly used the balcony and we preferred to be out around the ship .
The only issues come when your getting ready for an evening it can be a bit snug without one relaxing on the balcony while the other got ready , I just got ready first and nipped out for a beverage while my better half got ready .
If you don't like it at least you've tried it and the savings you make can pay for another cruise 😉