The cruise staff were very friendly, attentive and willing to please. No request was too much to ask and the towel creations each night were a bonus. There were plenty of food options on board and I particularly enjoyed the musical afternoon tea which was well worth the extra £15. Each port was walking distance from the town and had good excursion options. My favourite was the Slovenian Postjana Caves which was a bucket list activity. To improve I’d suggest having a two week schedule for entertainment and it began to feel repetitive. I also felt the 30 minute wait for some restaurants wasn’t justified when I could see plenty of empty tables. For my first cruise this was a great experience and I’d now consider doing another cruise.
Such hard working people who are very attentive. Entertainment very good, all in all a great cruise.
We preferred to explore on our own instead of booking excursions. We would have given the cabin 5 stars except the aircon was sometimes unpredictable and quite noisy, and on the second last day staff cleaned the carpet and left a wet hoover in the cabin just when we were trying to get ready for dinner. The carpet was pretty wet. We didn’t know why they were doing it: no communication. But everything else was fantastic. This was our first Marella cruise and we will definitely do another.
We had a lovely holiday weather was not great, good entertainment on the cruise ship, food was good, staff were friendly. We think the cabins need a refit; they look tired and old.
We did a two week cruise on Marella Explorer 2 to the Adriatic and Greece. The itinerary was fabulous, each country was beautiful and we thoroughly enjoyed each port of call. The ship is excellent with some lovely bars and restaurants. The food in the main dining room was good overall - a couple of nights where a course or two were disappointing. Our cabin was spacious and spotlessly clean thanks to our amazing stewards. We were on Deck 4 and I wouldn’t recommend it due to the engine noise each morning as we were docking - it was horrendous! Overall though we thoroughly enjoyed our cruise and would sail on Explorer 2 again - just on a quieter deck!
Enjoyed everything.
We haven’t done a re-positioning cruise before, but this cruise docked at places we haven’t been to before… it was nice to have a good rest on the sea days, except when we had to “batten down the hatches” due to bad weather… If I’m truthful we won’t do another re-positioning cruise… having said that, we will be doing more cruises. FYI… we have cruised for 27 years and always used Planet Cruise… never had any problems and would always recommend using Planet Cruise. Thank you for always looking after us. 🚢💕🚢💕🚢
Very enjoyable first time cruise. Loved the formal night, the Fine Dining and Flutes bar. Cabin stewards servicing rooms were very welcoming, friendly and professional.
We were made to feel very welcome as soon as we got on board, especially by Rommel on the bar at the 19th hole, he told us all about the ship, drinks available, excursions. Hence to say the great service continued for the week. The only thing that was a little disappointing was the food at market place wasn’t very hot.
Excellent service especially the cabin boys and girls. Nothing is too much trouble for them. The bar staff are also to be commended as they were wonderful and always service with a smile. Will definitely be booking another cruise on Marella.
