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Vision of the Seas Cruise Review

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Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Vision of the Seas

13 Night Southern Caribbean (Baltimore Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 06, 2024

Ship: Vision of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 8047

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 10 months ago

Review summary

The itinerary was seven ports which was great! This was our favorite cruise so far!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Getting on board in Baltimore is always quick and easy. Fifteen minutes from the car to on board the ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We ate most of our meals in the WJ because service was slow in the MDR. We have no complaints on the taste or quality of the food but by the end of the cruise we were getting bored with the variety. The desserts had limited offerings and the only cake on the entire cruise was red velvet.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
There was always something going on but our favorite activity is relaxing and watching others participate.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
All of the entertainers were very good. Some were fantastic!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The staff on this ship is by far the friendliest we have ever encountered on any of our cruises!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship was very clean and well maintained. Much better than Enchantment.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We bid on a spacious ocean view and our bid was accepted. Plenty of room. Large window. Very nice.

Ship tip

This is a small friendly ship. Donโ€™t expect the ship to keep you entertained. Make your own happiness.

Ports of call

Labadee (Cruise Line Private Island)

5 out of 5
First time to Labadee and we loved it! Numerous beautiful beaches and water. Food was delicious.

Fort-De-France, Martinique

5 out of 5
We enjoyed our four hour excursion of touring the island.

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5
Beautiful beach (Carlisle Bay) and water.

Frederiksted, St. Croix, U.S.V.I.

3 out of 5
The beach is not the greatest. A steep slope to enter the water and the bottom is strewn with rocks and possible construction debris. $60 for two chairs and an umbrella.

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5
Took a boat to Nevis. Hit a rain squall on the way. Terrifying but fun.

Castries, St. Lucia

5 out of 5
Took an excursion to the Pitons. Exciting boat ride and beautiful views.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
We literally just walked right off the ship with our passports in hand. It had started to snow prior to docking but the crews were doing a good job taking care of the parking lot.
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5 Comments

CarnivalDeb     2 months ago

Thank You for sharing. My husband and I celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary while cruising and our only problem was I am disabled and on oxygen -concentrator. You can rent one on the ship($350.00) for one week. Our next cruise we brought our extra concentrator due to the prices thinking we could get help since they knew our time and said it would be no problem.The thing is on wheels so it's not hard. My husband is my caretaker and pushing the wheelchair, our luggage ๐Ÿงณ (on board). We thought we would have some help since we covered it ahead of time. But all we did was make the line longer. Thank God for others that had cruised before. They jumped in and helped my husband get the concentrator up the ramp.The workers were there but no help from them. By the time we got to our room I was a wreck and my husband was e๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜xhausted ๐Ÿ˜ฉ. We were given a 8:30 time and were there before 8am. My portable tank that was packed in my lap only goes for 4 hours before charging and was empty ๐Ÿ™ƒ by the time we got to our room. Sorry for complaining about that but wanted others to be aware. SAFE CRUISING ๐Ÿ›ณ ๐Ÿ˜Ž TO ALL.

Ruby13     10 months ago

Thank you for sharing

Gwbigdog     10 months ago

Thanks for sharing

cruising2004     10 months ago

Wonderful itinerary! Glad all went well on your cruise. Thank you for your review!

Niavlys     10 months ago

Perfect score except St-Croix... Excellent.. Tks for sharing

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