Wonderful 17 Night Transatlantic cruise filled with good food, dancing music, outstanding nightly shows, Zumba classes, friendly and hardworking staff and most of all because with had a Catholic priest on board.

Vision of the Seas Cruise Review to Transatlantic

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 128

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Vision of the Seas

17 Night Transatlantic Eastbound (Galveston To Barcelona)

Sail date: April 19, 2019

Ship: Vision of the Seas

Cabin number: 8057

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Good music, shows and activities. We were VERY pleased to have Father Matthew Donnell on board and have daily masses. Hope to see a priest on board on every Transatlantic cruise from now on.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very quick and easy. We were on board in less the 15 minutes. Awesome!!!!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Dining area an buffets were excellent with very helpful waitstaff.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
I enjoyed the stretching exercises, Zumba class, lectures, arts and crafts, shopping and excursions presentations, trivia and the daily Catholic mass.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Stage shows were awesome, musicians (Rock Port Band and Latin Vibes) provided very good listening and dancing music.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Waiters Muyam ? and Ting were both very friendly and helpful. Oswin (dinning supervisor) was very friendly, helpful and making sure all the guests were satisfy with the service provided by the waitstaff and when there was a need he will serve or pick up the dishes.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship's layout and design made it easy to get from one point to another. It was well-maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We just felt at home with the overall comfort and cleanliness.

Ship tip

Just have a good time.

Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
Since we had seen the Old Town on another cruise, this time we visited the beach area.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5
We rode the local shuttle bus to town and walked around plus viewed the city and bay from the hill of Blackbeard castle--awesome view

Ponta Delgada, Azores

5 out of 5
Very interesting town--first time there

Malaga, Spain

5 out of 5
This time we got to visit other areas that we had missed before. It was easy to get around walking.

Alicante, Spain

5 out of 5
Very pretty town. First time there and easy to walk.

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

5 out of 5
We did the Hop on Hop off and visited all the interesting stops. Favorite stops were the Cathedral, Pueblo Espanol and the Castle.

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
We stayed there 3 extra days and had a great time walking all the points of interest. Very easy to get around. We also did an excursion to Monseratt.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very quick and easy
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1 Comment

wgammon1    3 years ago

Glad you had a good cruise. Thanks for the great review.

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