Fun mini cruise

Item: Ventura
Rating: 4.4
Author: DCowen

Ventura Cruise Review

DCowen

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 6

Helpful Votes: 70

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

Western Europe

Sail date: November 10, 2018

Ship: Ventura

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 3 years ago

Review summary

We were in a large group and everyone had a great time. Fun from start to finish. Queen tribute was great for entertainment on a short cruise. Good range of bars and efficient staff in venues. Would definitely go on the ship again but maybe 7 nights at max and a port intensive itinerary. Prefer the bigger and newer ships with more options and things to do onboard. We found the food in main dining rooms very good overall and most went for the celebrity chef menu which is a nice edition to the menu offering.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Bits of a que to get to check in desks but soon moved along

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Queen tribute show was brilliant both evenings in different venues

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Friendly staff but it was a short and busy cruise and you could see the staff were under pressure especially in the dining room. Staff in bar and main club were very friendly

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Clean but ship is dated when comparing to other modern ships. Found stair cases and lifts at rear confusing when going to and from dining room and bars...

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

First time in an inside. Can't complain for the cost of this short cruise. Slightly dated and dark but was clean.

Ports of call

Bruges

5 out of 5

Easy and quick walk off and straight onto coaches waiting port side. We got the paid p&o bus into brugee. 40 mins and worth not having to get a bus then a train.

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SOUTHAMPTON

5 out of 5

Lines moved quickly.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very quick and easy getting off in Southampton

6 Comments

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