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Ventura Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 104

Overall rating:

3.1 out of 5
Ventura

Western Europe

Sail date: April 01, 2022

Ship: Ventura

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Pros: * Restaurant staff were great, and very accommodating for our young family, especially the buffet staff * Drink prices were reasonable and service was good Cons: * Older style ship, so has its obvious limitations with activities etc * Buffet choice was limited (but to be fair I enjoyed) * Embarkation was a joke, 3 hours to get onboard, was the first time since process had changed so hopefully may improve * Kids club was non existent with parents having to stay and no options for toddlers under 2. Very child unfriendly. * Cabin steward, cant believe I am writing this, but first time we havent left an extra tip... couple of occasions we had to go hunt for a towel and toilet roll when they werent provided. Normally these guys and gals absolutely make the cruise for us, but not this time. Seems like a whinge but generally did quite like the ship, but definitely think it's better left to non family cruisers.

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Long story short but we selected an inside and cheapest cabin to maximise a refund to book with another cruise line. I thought the cabin was ok for the proportions, however dated with regards to technology options.

Ship tip

At present, if you have a young family the provision of services is extremely lacking. Children under 2 have very limited places to wonder about.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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4 Comments

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Hopefully, cruising will be better soon for the wee ones!

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us. Maybe the next time will go smoother.

RetiredRay    2 years ago

Sorry things did not work out, but sounds like it was otherwise okay.