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Name: Stephen E. Smith
Email: jaxsteve@mediaone.net
Age: 35
Occupation: Military
NumberOfCruises: 1
TravelAgent: No
Ship: RoyalCaribbean-NordicEmpress
SailingDate: August 16-20, 1998
Itinerary: 4 Day Bahamas
FoodDiningRoom: 98
CruiseDirector: 90
CabinComfort: 95
FoodRoomService:
CruiseStaff: 95
CabinAmenities: 95
FoodLidoDeck: 95
DiningRoomService: 99
CabinQuietness: 85
FoodMidnightBuffets: 99
CabinSteward: 99
ShoreExcVariety: 89
FoodVariety: 99
DeckService: 98
ShoreExcValue: 85
GoodForHoneymoon:
CasinoStaff: 95
PrivateIsland: 89
GoodForFamilies:
LoungeService: 95
TenderService: 97
GoodForSeniors:
BeautySalonStaff:
EntertainmentLounges: 97
WheelchairAccess:
ExerciseFacilities:
EntertShowLounge: 97
OverallPortsofCall: 89
BeautySalon:
EntertainmentPoolside: 97
CruiseActivities: 97
Casino: 89
AirSeaProgram:
MedicalFacilities:
ShipCleanliness: 97
EmbarkDisembark: 90
DiscoNightclubs: 88
DeckSpace: 90
Stabilization: 98
ShopsOnBoard: 88
SpaceRatio: 95
OverallCruiseValue: 95
Submit: Submit Review
Date: 21 Aug 1998
Time: 15:23:55
Remote Name: 24.129.54.155
Remote User:
Comments
The overall experience was very good. The variety and quality of
the meals, as well as the service in the dining room, was
outstanding. Our dining room
waiter and his assistant catered to every need, and their
personalities were excellent.
The Chef's midnight buffet was definitely not to be missed, as
all of the food was presented nearly perfectly. It's amazing what
floral arrangements can be
made out of turnips!!
Our cabin was forward on the 3rd deck, and we spent practically
no time there, so it was fine for sleeping. A few of the couples
we met during the course
of the cruise also said the same, that since so litle time is
spent in the cabin, a costly upgrade to the higher
classifications of the cabins isn't necessary.
One couple had the Royal Suite, and spent virtually no time there
and wished they would have gone with the cheaper cabins. The N
class cabin is more
than sufficient if you utilize the Cruise Compass each day and
plan out the whole day from it, you can stay busy from about 8 in
the morning until well into
the night. We purchased the run of the ship cruise, which meant
that basically we payed ten dollars per person above the lowest
class cabin and took our
chances on being upgraded to a higher class cabin. It ended up
that we got a three class upgrade for ten bucks. Well worth the
chance, but check with
your agent about two weeks before the sail date and see if you
have been assigned a cabin. If not, encourage the agent to insist
that your cabin be
assigned then, and you will know which stateroom to go to when
you get there.
The only real complaint about the cruise would be the children
running around unsupervised at night. One night, just after
retiring to our cabin at around
2 in the morning, children, my guess is teenagers, were running
through the hallways and making noise. Also, several times I saw
chidren playing with the
elevators, which disrupts being able to use them as they always
seemed to be all the way up when you were on the lower decks, and
all the way down
when on the top decks. We had 233 children on the cruise, out of
a full ship, which is about 1800 passengers.
One other complaint was about the disembarking. Once we arrived
back in Port Canaveral, it was raining. I had planned to leave my
wife at the curbside
under an awning with our baggage while I got the car and picked
her up. We were told, and very rudely I might add, that you could
not stand there and
wait, so we both had to walk through the rain to the car,
although there were other people standing around with their bags
waiting.
Also, be prepared to pay for parking in advance if you drive to
the terminal. It was 28 dollars for the four day cruise period,
or 21 dollars for a 3 day.
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