Cruise Reviews

1st Cruise

Reviewed By: Austin, Cleckheaton on 10th Jul 2008
Cruise Line: Fred. Olsen Cruises Times cruised before: 0
Cruise Ship: Black Prince Sailed: May, 2008
Destination: Norwegian Fjords Age: 56-65
We had our 1st cruise on the Black Prince to Norway. It was a great experiance. The only down side was our cabin was very noisy when going into port. As it was supposed to be an upgrade we were disappointed. We did mention it on board but feel the staff did not understand our complaint. Fred Olsen customer service have sorted it for us. The Ship was always clean, Food was fabulous, It was so hard to know whart to choose. The staff were very good and nothing was too much trouble. We are booking a second one for next year. Scenery was fantastic.
Quality of Food5
Fleur de leys Resturant
Entertainment3
Shore Excursions4
Staff5
Waiting staff
Children's Facilitiesn/a
Onboard Activities3
Cabins4
Cabin was clean and tidy all the time. We could have done with tea making facility. Plenty of room for clothes.
Overall Rating5
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Opinion: Agree Comment by White, Southampton (21 Aug 08 14:58) about this REVIEW.
Beware of upgrades if you have already chosen a cabin that you like! We did this a few years ago on Black Prince "upgrading" from a two berth (bunks) Lido deck outside cabin to a two bedded outside on Main deck. The cabin was more spacious, but the low ceiling, noise and vibration effectively summed up to a downgrade. We've been many times since and always stuck with the Lido deck cabin if offered an upgrade. They are in a great position in the ship, have large picture windows and during the day with the upper bunk folded away have a large and very comfortable sofa which converts to a pullman bed at night.
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Comment by carmichael, upton (06 Sep 08 17:18) about a COMMENT by White (21 Aug 08 14:58)
We too were "upgraded" from cabin with two bunks on Lido to the main deck. As you found it was noisy and not as light and bright as the lido cabins next time would insist on staying on Lido deck as so handy for everything too.
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Comment by welding, st helens (18 Jul 08 20:24) about this REVIEW.
glad to here your comments as we are going on same next week.
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