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Reviewed By: FISH, UPTON,WIRRAL on 26th Jan 2012
Cruise Line: Fred. Olsen Cruises Times cruised before: 1-2
Cruise Ship: Boudicca Sailed: December, 2011
Destination: Canaries Age: 65+
Cabin: Inside
I am being asked to be fair and honest,so i will.First let me say that this was not our first cruise with fred olsen but it is very likely our last.I am sorry to have to say that the shows while well presented where let down by the choice of songs.You have to have the vocal range to sing certain songs and they did not have it.Ten out of ten for effort,four out of ten for choice .Service was not as good and we,and many others,found ourselfs having to move our own used dishes so we could contiue our meal.Five out of ten for service.The library was nothing short of a dormitory.Why do people think others are interested in their snoring contest? The ship is in dire need of a major overhaul decor wise,you can not get away with it for much longer fred.I could go on but i may stand accused of nit picking, so let me tell you what really decided it for me.My wife and i caught the cough that was going around the ship,and it was a bad one.It caused us to lose sleep,so as we were at sea,we decided to try and rest in our cabin.That was made impossible because the engineering dept decided to renew welds to the bulkhead next door to our cabin and it went on from early morning to after 7.30pm.I went to reception and infomed them of the situation and recieved the reply we will look into it!! Nothing happened.We are now on our last day at sea and could not wait to get of.The hammering and the grinding and the welding continued all of the last day and when i complained about it i was asked if i would like to fill in one of their complaints forms.Now keep in mind that i have had very little sleep for the last four days,i restrained myself from telling him what he could do with it.Nobody had the decency to contact us at all.No,I WILL NOT SAIL WITH THEM AGAIN.
Quality of Foodn/a
Entertainment1
Shore Excursions4
Staffn/a
Children's Facilitiesn/a
Onboard Activities2
Cabins1
Overall Rating1
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Comment by Olsen, Ipswich (31 Jan 12 10:39) about this REVIEW
It is very regrettable to get ill while on holiday and disappointing if resting in the cabin was ever compromised. Boudicca has a very diligent Guest Relations Manager, who, if these concerns had been brought to her attention, would very likely have sought to have the work suspended until a more convenient time or sourced an alternative cabin in which to rest. Regards FOCL
Comment by oldroyd, Redcar (29 Jan 12 16:26) about this REVIEW
We commented on the apalling service and lack of customer care in Nov 2010, the ship was in dire need of a refurb then. How long does Fred Olsen intend to let people go on the Bouddica? in this condition. It needs scrapping. We have enjoyed several other cruises with Olsen on the Braemar but will not go back ffor fear of the same thing happening on the other ships. Its a shame we have recommended them to so many people. Maybe fred Olsen jnr standards are not as good as his dads. They are obviously not bothered about customer comments any more. We have just been with royal Caribbean what a difference in standards and service. Plus that COUGH! everyone including us had it when we were on the ship, it took my husband 3weeks to get rid of it, and he is usually never ill.
Comment by stott, newcastle (26 Jan 12 16:42) about this REVIEW
You should have tried what I did once and take your bedding down to reception and settle in a comfy chair, they soon found us another cabin! No one should have to put up with disruption like that and there is nothing worse than being promised attention and ten not receiving it
Comment by Ponchaud, Bournemouth (19 Feb 12 09:32) about a COMMENT by stott (26 Jan 12 16:42)
Interested to read this comment about "Boudicca". We were on the ship last November for 26 days in the Eastern Med. We sent a letter addressed to the Managing Director on December 4/11 about several unsatisfactory aspects which ran to two pages. After a month of waiting for a response, I sent an e-mail and the reply was that the letter never got to them. "Customer Services" did then send a two page response on 01 Feb/12 which failed to satisfy. They offered no solutions,and certainly we will never use Portsmouth again, if indeed Fred Olsen.
Comment by McCulloch, Clacton-on-Sea (09 Mar 12 23:46) about a COMMENT by Ponchaud (19 Feb 12 09:32)
When we had problems which were not rectified, we sent a letter by Special Delivery NOT recorded delivery ( It has the name of the person who signed for it and the time). After much to-ing and fro-ing the manager of the customer care was very upset and screaming down the phone at my soft spoken husband but we got what we had asked for. So send any mail Special delivery NOT recorded ( it costs about £5.00) but means you have definate proof of delivery.

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