1 out of 5 stars (5=excellent, 4=very good, 3=good, 2=poor, 1=terrible)
-Food Rating: 2
-Cabin Rating: 2
-Service/Crew Rating: 5
-Itinerary Rating: 1
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I booked two back to back cruises to different areas, it wasn't until I was on the second trip that I was told the itinerary had changed and we were going back to do the same itinerary in which I had just finished, no one from the company had warned me otherwise I would have chosen something different or cancelled one of them. When I contacted the head office they apologised and offered me a free 6-day cruise to which I asked for the cost equivalent instead as I wasn't going to be in the Caribbean again plus the wasted 6 days repeating everything again.
They didn't want to do that and their response was a letter reminding me about their Small Print that says they have the right to substitute any scheduled sailings and itineraries without notice, a great cop out and an extremely bad way to treat customers.
After talking to some of the other guests about it I found out I wasn't the only one unhappy with their customer service treatment from head office and they wouldn't be travelling with them again.
I have travelled extensively for many years to over 90 countries and work in tourism as a Guide and also spent 10 selling trips just like this and never had I had or heard of such bad service.
Air-con didn't work for a while in some of the rooms so 2 of us had to sleep in the hallway.
Average food, horrible coffee and undrinkable wine.
There are lots of other companies out there to choose from.
The ship staff were fantastic.
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