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Wonderful adventure around South America.
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Black Watch / South America
By Miller, Biggar on 19th Mar 2010
Flawless cruise around
South America with Fred
Olsen Black Watch just
got better and better.
From Rio to Lime (the
middle section of the
South American World
Cruise) and from
heatsweltering deserts...
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Wonderful adventure around South America.
FRED. OLSEN CRUISES / Black Watch / South America
By Miller, Biggar on 19th Mar 2010
Flawless cruise around
South America with Fred
Olsen Black Watch just
got better and better.
From Rio to Lime (the
middle section of the
South American World
Cruise) and from
heatsweltering deserts...
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Overall Rating:
sensational summit
CELEBRITY CRUISES / Summit / Caribbean
By upcraft, orpington on 19th Mar 2010
We have just returned
from a 2 week back to
back cruise with
Celebrity in the
Caribbean, this is the
fifth year we have taken
a caribbean cruise and I
can honestly say it was
the best...
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It could have been so much better!
HOLLAND AMERICA CRUISES / MS Veendam / South America
By WEBB, RADSTOCK on 18th Mar 2010
This was our first cruise
with HAL, the itinerary
being the main reason for
our choice and over the
years having good reports
of their ships from
friends.
Check in at Valparaiso
was handled...
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3 comments Overall Rating:
Diet before you go.
CELEBRITY CRUISES / Millenium / Caribbean
By Hawkins, Bishops Stortford on 18th Mar 2010
My husband & I have
just returned from
cruising in the Caribbean
on Celebrity Millenium.
When we booked this we
were not aware there were
no direct flights to San
Juan in Puerto Rico and
were...
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1 comment Overall Rating:
Cheap and cheerful!!
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Marco Polo / Caribbean
By smith, cardiff on 18th Mar 2010
We only booked this
cruise a matter of weeks
before, so we didn't read
the itinerary very
carefully and therefore
didn't notice how many
'relaxing days at sea'
there were or how short
the time in...
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Overall Rating:
Thoroughly enjoyable cruise
PRINCESS CRUISES / Sea Princess / Caribbean
By Smith, Horbury on 18th Mar 2010
We sailed on the Sea
Princess on 20 Feb from
Barbados. As said before,
there was a separate
check in desk for
Princess at the airport,
and that was the last we
saw of our cases until
they arrived on...
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2 comments Overall Rating:
Dubai Cruise
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES / Brilliance of the Seas / Dubai
By Farmer, Burnley on 18th Mar 2010
Emirates flights to and
from Manchester, fine no
problems and 2 days at
the Grand Hyatt prior to
starting the
cruise(separate review
Trip Advisor). So glad we
did this because it gave
you time to...
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1 comment Overall Rating:
PREVIEW SAGA PEARL 11
COSTA CRUISES / Costa Serena / Canaries
By ROACH, WITHAM on 18th Mar 2010
(not contributing towards passenger survey)
I HAVE BEEN CRUISING
SINCE 1969 AND I HAVE
BEEN ON MOST OF THE BIG
SHIPS, BUT I AM GETTING A
BIT DESPONDANT WITH THE
WAY THE CRUISE INDUSTRY
IS GOING. WITH THE PRICE
YOU PAY IS ONLY A
FRACTION OF...
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1 comment Overall Rating:
Princess have got it right
PRINCESS CRUISES / Sea Princess / Caribbean
By dennis, portsmouth on 18th Mar 2010
We have just retuned from
a Caribbean cruise on Sea
Princess. There is not
one bad thing we can say
about Princess. They
certainly know how to
look after their
passengers...
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1 comment Overall Rating:
old and rusty artemis
P&O CRUISES / Artemis / Caribbean
By hurst, castleford on 18th Mar 2010
just come back from the
caribbean, a lovely
holiday but the artemis
is a let down, i can see
why it is leaving the
fleet, old, rusty and
quite shabby, not very
clean in cetain areas...
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3 comments Overall Rating:
Thank you and goodbye
P&O CRUISES / Ventura / Caribbean
By Evans, Chelmsford on 18th Mar 2010
Normally travel to
Spain/Portugal/Tenerife
five or six times a year
but my good lady of 45
years fancied a cruise
for a change. Spent
months on this and other
forums before deciding on
the Ventura...
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Overall Rating:
Great Crew - Not so great itinerary
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES / Brilliance of the Seas / Dubai
By Rivers, London on 17th Mar 2010
We arrived at the port in
Dubai by taxi at 11.00
a.m. and were on board in
less than 30 minutes due
to a very well organised
checkin system. Probably
the smoothest we have
experienced...
221 views
Overall Rating:
fab cruise on ventura
P&O CRUISES / Ventura / Caribbean
By butler, tipton on 17th Mar 2010
just back from carribean
cruise on ventura , our
first cruise and we loved
it went from manchester /
first choice plane 2-3-2
plenty legroom free
drinks/food
average/flights on time
very smooth...
326 views
12 comments Overall Rating:
MSC NOT ALL THAT !!!
MSC CRUISES / MSC Fantasia / Canaries
By Crowther, Rochdale on 17th Mar 2010
I looked for about 3
weeks at quite a few
opitions and when the bad
weather came in early Jan
we booked the cruise
because of the ports of
call. The only worrying
thing for me was that It
was Itilian...
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Overall Rating:
Back to Back
P&O CRUISES / Ventura / Caribbean
By Trusler, Storrington on 17th Mar 2010
We have just spent a
month on Ventura so
avoiding possibly the
worst February for years.
This meant that we
probably had one of the
best value escapes from
the British winter there
is...
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Overall Rating:
Brilliance of The Seas-Dubai and Arabian Sea
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES / Brilliance of the Seas / Dubai
By SIRMAN, STANWAY on 17th Mar 2010
RCI have just started
this itinerary and we
picked up some issues
from reviews of the
initial cruises. Most of
these reviews have been
resolved.
The overall
organisationj was very
good...
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1 comment Overall Rating:
Wonderful Experience with Hurtigruten MS NORDLYS
HURTIGURTEN CRUISES / MS Noordam / Arctic
By Jones, Nottingham on 17th Mar 2010
Having not long returned
from our search for the
"Northern Lights" with
Hurtigruten, we were so
impressed that we are
thinking off going again
for a Xmas cruise...
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Overall Rating:
Great Cruise but time for a change
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES / Mariner of the Seas / Mexico
By WRIGHT, COVENTRY on 17th Mar 2010
Mariner of the Seas from
LA to Mexican Riviera.
This was a bargain and
well worth every penny.
It was my 5th cruise with
RCCL and although I had a
great time, there are a
few negatives...
285 views
Overall Rating:
GREAT CRUISE IN THE CARIBBEAN
P&O CRUISES / Ventura / Caribbean
By INGHAM, CLECKHEATON on 17th Mar 2010
Had a truly wonderful
fortnight on Ventura
– the ship is
massive but truly
excellent.
Flights – flew from
Manchester with Thomson
– plenty of leg
room...
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