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Vision of the Seas Cruise Review to Transatlantic

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 46

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
Vision of the Seas

13 Night Transatlantic Westbound (Barcelona To Miami)

Sail date: October 18, 2018

Ship: Vision of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 2062

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Overall, we really enjoyed this cruise. We love At Sea days which is what attracted us to this cruise in the first place. The ship, while older, was clean and well-maintained. After dropping us in Miami it was headed to Nassau for dry dock so I imagine it will be updated. The entertainment was ok, it was definitely geared towards the older demographic which is fine. We are in our early 30s so Disco and Big Band nights didn't really appeal to us, but they seemed very popular among the older crowd. We loved the trivia and the Centrum game shows. The art auctions were really fun (free champagne!) and the Solarium was really relaxing. The food was great! We did the galley brunch and sushi making class and really enjoyed both of this, definitely will do them again. I do wish the restaurants had better hours as they seemed closed far more often than I would have liked. On top of that, they used to offer free 24 hour room service but now it comes with a $7.99 delivery charge which we were very disappointed about. The room was great! Since this was a longer cruise we actually unpacked and put clothes away so we could put our suitcases in the closet and that freed up so much space. The shower is a bit small but probably no smaller than other cruise ships. I did enjoy the abundance of storage space in both the bathroom and the main room, that helped cut down on the clutter.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
We arrived early to the terminal so I'm sure that helped. We walked right up to drop off our luggage and walked directly to the agent to get checked-in. We didn't wait in a single line, it was wonderful.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Room service is 24 hours but charges $7.99 for delivery plus the gratuity. This was disappointing since the restaurants have limited hours.

Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5

Cartagena, Spain

5 out of 5

Malaga, Spain

5 out of 5

Ponta Delgada, Azores

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

2 out of 5
We aren't fans of Nassau to begin with, but this particular time was horrific. We only went as far as the port to get a few souvenirs and were off the ship maybe 30 minutes. On our way off we asked a crewmember if copies of our passport were enough to get back on the ship and we were assured that they were. Well, that wasn't the case. Before we were allowed back we were questioned by Bahamas military and then escorted by an officer carrying a very large assault rifle. We already don't care for this area and this didn't help at ALL. Just always carry your passport or original government ID when you're there.

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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2 Comments

bburlingame1    6 years ago

I’ll be on the ship at Christmas can’t wait 😊

graham123    6 years ago

😎😎

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