Thoroughly enjoyed our first time with Seabourn
A magical trip, in ultimate luxury, in the days when Myanmar was a highlighted overnighter, a super sampling of all the Far East and Middle East has to offer. Still a fantastic journey today without the Burma experience.
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Excellent cruise from start to finish. Every member of staff treated me incredibly well and with compassion and humour as appropriate. I am partially disabled but I was treated with respect.
The food was superb and the head chef catered to my various intolerances and special requests with grace. Nothing was too much trouble. The excursions were all zodiac based and the gangway staff were fantastic helping me on and off the ship every day despite my laughter, screaming and even crying on one occasion. The expedition staff were phenomenal. My cabin lady was by far the best I have ever had and we are going to be life long friends. My butler was also very professional and very kind to me.
I would recommend Silverseas to anyone who can afford it!
Russian Centric cruise
More than 90 of the 140 guest were Russian speakers and less than 14 English speakers
Programs, guides, announcements lectures, all russian
Got off the ship before then end of the cruise and had to find my way back to Reykjavik
Entertainment shows simply superb better than many six star cruise lines Ship is quite old but public spaces good with excellent theatre with good sight lines Food was quite good but not top notch catering for uk tastes and with a large contingent of Indian crew curry was very popular
If you are traditional cruisers who enjoy some style and luxury, Arvia may not be the ship for you. The 5000+ guests make it impossible to find a quiet corner, avoid queueing for dining, go to a show or speciality restaurant without booking days in advance, or find room to sit in public indoor spaces on sea days. This may not be a problem for younger cruisers who've travelled extensively on larger ships and for whom this situation represents the norm, but for those who can sacrifice some of the glitz in favour of a bit of peace and quiet, it's probably better to travel with Aurora or Arcadia. There are wonderful public rooms, the Sky Dome had some great shows (but was hopelessly inadequate for the numbers who wanted to attend), there seemed to be sufficient sunbed spaces at least somewhere on the ship, although always very crowded . The cabins were well equipped but ours was apparently a 3-berth (though not advertised as such), with a ginormous sofabed dominating the room making access to everywhere difficult. The ports of call were well-managed and enjoyable, though if you wanted the free shuttle back to the ship in Barcelona you would have to join a 1/4mile queue in town. The food was acceptable, but often only warm, and in the famous Sindhu it was such a poor meal the four of us had our money refunded.
The cruise was priced very well and on the face of it was great value for money but, as always, you get what you pay for. For us this didn't compensate for the inadequacies of mega-ship sailing.
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