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Ocean Countess Reviews
(156 reviews)
832
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5 comments  17 of 17 people found this useful
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Ocean Countess / Norwegian Fjords
By Dean, Leeds on 18th May 2012 Just returned from Ocean
Countess 7 day cruise
from Hull to Norwegian
Fjords. As first time
cruisers we were unsure
what to expect but here
goes with a few comments
both pros and cons...
428
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2 comments 9 of 10 people found this useful
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Ocean Countess / Norwegian Fjords
By cammish, Beverley on 17th May 2012 I obviously cannot
comment about sailing on
Ocean Countess as we just
had lunch and a tour of
the ship whilst it was
docked in Hull. We were
welcomed on board and
served Pimms and
cocktails in the...
1556
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3 comments  15 of 18 people found this useful
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Ocean Countess / Canaries
By Wardle, Penzance on 2nd Nov 2011 Fabulous in every way you
can think of from
first-class food (as good
as Princess) and
entertainment to
first-rate organisation.
Value for money
unbeatable. This was the
smallest ship we've ever
been...
1099
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2 comments 13 of 16 people found this useful
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Ocean Countess / Africa
By Harris, Wigan on 20th Oct 2011 We booked this cruise on
the last minute and
subsequently were limited
for choice. However our
choice appeared an
interesting itinerary and
not the more usual
destinations...
1506
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2 comments  22 of 22 people found this useful
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Ocean Countess / Iberia
By Hall, Teignmouth on 16th Oct 2011 A 10 day Western Iberia
cruise from Falmouth.
Overall reasonable value
for the money although we
did purchase at a
considerable discount.
The ship was clean and
reasonably furnished
considering its...
2359
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3 comments  17 of 24 people found this useful
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Ocean Countess / British Isles
By Graham, Carlisle on 16th Oct 2011 I've had a month to think
about this. I base my
comments on my experience
of the cruise, an
exchange of letters
between myself and
CMV/Newmarket Promotions
and a quick study of
other reviews on this...
1282
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6 of 29 people found this useful
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Ocean Countess / Mediterranean
By NUGENT, LIVERPOOL on 7th Oct 2011 I WAS ON THE OCEAN
COUNTESS ON THE ON THE 19
SEP GOING FROM LIVERPOOL
WAS GREAT BUT LANGTON
DOCK WHAT CAN I SAY ITS
BAD LEFT THE POOL AT 3
00PM WE SAILED FOR NEXT
TWO DAYS ARRIVED IN
LISBON IT WAS...
2435
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9 comments 33 of 34 people found this useful
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Ocean Countess / Mediterranean
By Brown, St.Helens on 6th Oct 2011 We sailed out of
Liverpool on the 19th
Sept. Yes the Langton
Dock Terminal is poor and
grotty, BUT this is after
all only the
embarkation..Which was
done smoothly and
efficiently...
1189
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4 comments 5 of 8 people found this useful
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Ocean Countess / Mediterranean
By Newsome, wakefield on 3rd Oct 2011 Cunard Countessis an
older, medium sized, ex
Cunard ship. An extensive
refurbidhment has made it
quite attractive. The sea
was choppy, but she
sailed quite comfortably
through the Bay, and we
settled...
1591
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5 comments 5 of 20 people found this useful
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Ocean Countess / British Isles
By Lewis, Hemel Hempstead on 26th Sep 2011 We booked this cruise
specifically for the
itinerary of the Scottish
Isles, Scilly Isles and
Guernsey. Hurricanes and
gales forced CMV to
abandon all but 2 of the
planned ports of call...
1579
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7 comments 13 of 19 people found this useful
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Ocean Countess / British Isles
By Eviston, Marshside on 22nd Sep 2011 We boarded Ocean Countess
in Liverpool on a very
wet day. The terminal at
Liverpool is probably the
worst cruise terminal I
have every visited - such
a shame as it is so handy
for Northern...
1519
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8 comments 5 of 20 people found this useful
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Ocean Countess / British Isles
By Ford, Chepstow on 19th Sep 2011 Stayed in Liverpool for 2
days - too rough to set
sail!!!! Went to Dublin,
Cornwall twice, France 3
days and back to Ireland
- didn't make Scotland at
all!!! Very disappointed
- staff worked hard -...
1395
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2 comments 21 of 25 people found this useful
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Ocean Countess / Norwegian Fjords
By Tully, Liverpool on 14th Sep 2011 We chose this cruise as
the ship was sailing from
Liverpool and the Fjords
were somewhere that we
were unlikely to visit
for a normal holiday. Our
first cruise experience
and it was fantastic...
1572
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 27 of 27 people found this useful
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Ocean Countess / Norwegian Fjords
By murray, fallowfield on 25th Aug 2011 I recently travelled on
the Ocean Countess from
Hull to the Norwegian
Fjords and from the start
with the ease of parking
and then transfer to ship
the whole experience was
a pleasant surprise...
955
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3 of 6 people found this useful
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Ocean Countess / Baltic
By MacNeill, Cardross on 22nd Aug 2011 12 days on the Countess
from Leith: relaxing
cruise with friendly
crew, good food and
entertainment and good
excursions. Only problem
was disembarkation in
Stockholm where the
excursion departurs...
2250
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1 comment 43 of 44 people found this useful
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Ocean Countess / Norwegian Fjords
By Kingsbury, Bedale, North Yorkshire on 8th Aug 2011 Fjordland splendours plus
Lerwick from nearby
Newcastle at affordable
price (three sharing
standard-plus inner
cabin) gave all the
brochure promised.
Excellent swift
embarkation and welcome...
1309
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1 comment 5 of 13 people found this useful
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Ocean Countess / Baltic
By hunter, borders on 7th Aug 2011 I too left Leith on 23/7
aboard Ocean Countess. I
cannot fault the cabin,
restaurant or bar staff
for their cheerful &
friendly manner, given
long working days & 8
month contracts...
1635
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3 comments 16 of 27 people found this useful
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Ocean Countess / Baltic
By Divine, Edinburgh on 5th Aug 2011 We have just returned
from a Baltic cruise with
Ocean Countess.
It was a great holiday
and we met lots of lovely
people. The staff were
excellent.
When we booked this
cruise we knew it was...
1152
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5 of 12 people found this useful
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Ocean Countess / Norwegian Fjords
By Kerr, Glasgow on 25th Jul 2011 We choose this cruise as
it was ideal for us,
living in Glasgow it
cruised from Newcastle
for 5 nights back into
Leith. We were told that
when we got there we
would be told where to
park, all we got...
1049
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11 of 11 people found this useful
CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES / Ocean Countess / Norwegian Fjords
By ellison, blackpool on 18th Jul 2011 We chose go to the
Norwegian fjords for a
change from the very hot
sun, and boy we got no
sun, sorry only half a
day, it was quite overcast
most of the week, but we
did enjoy are cruise...
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.jpg_thumb.jpg "Those who waited up to 1.5hrs, in the rain, to get BACK onto the ship whilst many of us onboard waited in a queue for an hour to get ashore. There seemed to be a problem finding, then installing a gangway! I gave up, hence the long range photos.")
.jpg_thumb.jpg "So near, yet so far. Too rough for tender.")
