Ronan R @explorecruiserepeat Expert Contributor (7) 04/01/2024
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Iceland - The land of Fire & Ice

I liked

The ship was fantastic, best food I ever had at sea, the crew and the staff couldn't have been nicer

I didn't like

The entertainment could have been better

Comment

I live in Cobh and had to fly to Southampton from Dublin in order to get on the ship, the following day I was back in my hometown again and went to feed my cat, afterwards I spent the rest of the day on board, it was such a funny way to start the cruise. All I can say is the food every day in the buffet and in the main dining room was some of the best food I have ever had anywhere, not just at sea. The staff on board were so friendly and it just had the personal touch in the evenings when I would go to the main dining room, the servers knew my name and I knew theirs, and we would have some great conversations with them. The food at lunch in the buffet was also fantastic, amazing selections and made to order pasta was a favourite of mine. The entertainment on board was ok, but I have seen better on Princess and MSC, but it was done I suppose for an older audience, most of the passengers were all in their 70s or more whereas I was 39 at the time. I cant wait to go with Celebrity again.


Cruising area
Northern Europe, Svalbards, Greenland
Experience
Cruised (11 days)
Language
English
Period
Jul 2023
Who cruised?
Couple
Nationality
Ireland

Ports of call: Southampton, Cobh (pronounced Cove) Isafjordur, Reykjavik, Akureyri and Kirkwall

Embarkation and disembarkation
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State room
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Common areas
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Staff
  • Kindness
  • Efficiency
On board services
  • Gym and Spa
  • Shops
  • Theater shows
  • Internet service / Wi-fi
  • Casino
  • Baby club / Teen club
  • Guest service
  • Entertainment
  • Bar service
Food
  • Main restaurants quality
  • Buffet restaurants quality
  • Speciality restaurants quality
Final evaluations
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  • Value for money
  • Language assistance

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