Overall a very enjoyable cruise. Staff were very responsive, positively, to any requests or problems. Would certainly use Marella again. Ship was clean, restaurants and food choices good. My only criticism is currency exchange rates were not good value.
Staff were excellent throughout the ship. Entertainment amazing such talented singers and dancers. Food good especially enjoyed the variety and the table service dining. Although the ship was sailing at full capacity it never felt crowded.
Unfortunate we had a couple of days of unsettled weather but apart from that we couldn't fault it.😄👍
Flight with Tui to Barbados was excellent and cruise was excellent in all aspects. Regrettably we had to return home rather than stay in Barbados for another week.
Fabulous from start to finish. Plenty to do on board and we booked plenty of excursions. Good value for money. Entertainment team was excellent and shows were fabulous. Everyone spoke and everyone had a smile on their faces.
Service on board was fabulous across all sectors of the ship. Cheerful, smililing frendly staff everywhere! The spa was the best thing on the ship and we made good use of its facilities. The spa staff were excellent and a mention must be made of Joy and Grace who always made us feel welcome and special. A lovely housekeeping team, we must mention Imelda who was looking after our section, she was always smiling and helpful. She was especially helpful in recovering an anniversary card that had slipped between the bedside table and the bathroom. As the table was fixed to the floor, she got the ship carpenter to remove the table, recover the card and re fix the table, all while we were ashore. My main problem was the food as it was just too repetitive and not to the expected standard. The 'included' restaurant Latitudes was great for dinner, but again with the limited choices, could not eat there more than twice. We did have breakfast there on one occasion, but it was a bit disappointing. Apart from the food, activities were a bit limited, but everything else was good. We did have a very relaxing week.
First time with Marella and we'll definitely cruise with them again!! Decent sized cabin and huge balcony which we used throughout the day. Lovely to have a kettle provided. Massive bath towels, no skimping on size and it was nice to be provided with our own pool towels, instead of collecting them from a designated area. Good variety of food in the restaurant's, we prefer the idea of the self service buffet being dished up by staff, instead of people walking away with heaving platefuls and leaving it.... Marella are more relaxed about food and drink being taken back to the cabins too... which is nice. All in all.... a great holiday.
Hassle free travel and embarkation. Friendly staff. Excellent service and quality of Food. Excellent entertainment.