Cruises From

Southampton
All UK Ports
Barcelona
Venice
Malaga
Rome
New York

Destinations

Caribbean Cruises
Cheap Med Cruises
Baltic Cruises
Norwegian Fjords
One off Specials
Transatlantic Cruise
Cruises to Alaska
Exotic Cruises
River Cruises

Cruise Lines

P&O Cruises
Cunard Cruises
Celebrity Cruises
Royal Caribbean Cruises
Princess Cruises
MSC Cruises
Fred. Olsen Cruises
NCL Cruises
Thomson
Carnival Cruises
Holland America
Oceania Cruises
Seabourn
Regent
Azamara Club Cruises
Crystal
Hurtigruten Cruises
Swan Hellenic
Voyages of Discovery Cruises
Cruise & Maritime Voyages
Costa
Island Cruises
Disney Cruises
Luxury Cruise Collection
Silversea
Star Clipper Cruises
Voyages To Antiquity
SeaDream Yacht Club
Windstar Cruises
River Cruises
Viking River Cruises
Ama Waterways
Uniworld River Cruises
Avalon River Cruises
The River Cruise Line
APT River Cruises
Shearings River Cruises

Latest Photos

View from Oriana
Posted on 23 May 2012
By Shanko, Budapest

Posted on 22 May 2012
By grace, Warrington
Santorini sunset
Posted on 20 May 2012
By Forster, Sherborne
Cork Uni
Posted on 10 May 2012
By Jones, Glossop
See all photos

Back

Overall good - a few low points
 
Reviewed By: Phillips, wymondham on 31st Aug 2010
Cruise Line: Royal Caribbean Cruises Times cruised before: 3-5
Cruise Ship: Splendour of the Seas Sailed: August, 2010
Destination: Mediterranean Age: 46-55
Cabin: Balcony
Splendour of the Seas would benefit from a refurb although it is overall a very beautiful ship with a stunning lobby and dining room. Our balcony cabin on deck 7 was spacious and light but the furniture was a little tired. The ship seemed a little small at times, especially in the Windjammer - there are just not enough seats for people. It didn't help that some people chose to sit in there and have a lengthy coffee after lunch when they could see hoards of people walking around with their food looking for somewhere to sit. The temperature on our cruise was far too hot - 40 degrees in Turkey. However, the ports of call were very interesting, apart from Corfu which we found quite dull. The donkey ride to get up the cliffs at Santorini is not for the faint-hearted - the donkeys storm up the cliff path and take bends like racing cars. With donkeys storming down at the same time I found it very scary. It was very scary for people trying to walk down as well. My teenage sons thought it was better than Alton Towers. There is a cable car as an alternative - if you don't like heights like me this is also scary! Got some amazing photos at Oia - a taxi there was 20 euros and the bus ride back was 1.40 euros each. We chose to get a taxi into Dubrovnik too as this was around £9 in Kunas and worked out cheaper than the shuttle bus for the four of us.
The reserving of sun-loungers was very bad - a lot of people must have got up very early to put something on them and didn't use them until a lot later. Again, many people wandered around with towels looking for somewhere to sit on sea days. There was a lot of poolside entertainment although this isn't our thing and we were quite happy to sit in the quieter areas of the ship.
Quality of Food3
Entertainmentn/a
Shore Excursions3
Staff3
Children's Facilitiesn/a
Onboard Activities3
Cabins3
Overall Rating3
Was this review informative to you?
Report this review


Write a Cruise Review
Receive a FREE copy
of Fodor's
Complete
Guide to
European
Cruises


Live Prices

(95100)
(34163)
(34040)
(14371)
(1645)

Useful Links
Royal Caribbean Cruises Offers Royal Caribbean Cruises Answers
Splendour of the Seas Cruise Reviews Splendour of the Seas Deck Plans
Royal Caribbean Cruises Photos Royal Caribbean Cruises Videos