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We had a so-so meal at Solis the other night. I don’t think they’ve nailed it yet. The first waiter explained the menu, saying on most dishes no side orders were needed. The second waiter said side orders were needed on all dishes, not just the grill menu. Our salt baked fish was poorly filleted, and did not live up to the hype. Our empty wine glasses were ignored and it was difficult to get someone’s attention. Our black cherry dessert was prepared at our table with little care or theatre. One of us got most of the cherries, one got most of the kirsch, and one of us got mostly ice cream! On the positive side, the bread sticks were lovely, and the lobster was amazing. Day 7 and we still haven’t been addressed by name anywhere on the ship. In Solis we were greeted by our suite numbers! However we are not letting this affect our cruise, we are having fun!

Oh me too! We don’t really fancy the Galilee and we love a food tour 😋

Thank you so much for your reply. Much appreciated. We will be on a Med cruise so I’m not anticipating much movement so I will stick with my selection. Thank you again 🙂

We have just booked suite 909 but now I’m having second thoughts about the location. From memory, I thought the Captain”s suite was approximately above ours. But now I’m wondering what is exactly above us and I’m concerned about any potential noise issues. Has anyone any experience of this suite or ones close by? Many thanks

The first chef is Kurt. We did an amazing SWTC in Kusadasi with him.

We have booked a cruise with flights included. The flight is from Manchester to Rome, about 2 1/2 hours. We have just noticed that instead of flying direct, we are now transferring via Amsterdam on the outbound with a 1 hour 20 connection. On the way home, we are connecting via Paris and won’t arrive home in Manchester until 11:20 pm. A quick check shows there are many direct options available. As we booked this cruise in October last year, I feel that both flight changes are unreasonable. These alterations were made on 1 April, looking at our ATOL certificate that was sent through, but I’ve only just noticed as this change wasn’t highlighted. We stand a good chance of missing our connection on the outbound, and the inbound flight lands 15 hours after we have to disembark the ship. Our TA has contacted Head Office and we are waiting to hear back. I am already stressing that we will miss our connecting flight, and therefore the start of our cruise. And the way home takes so long it will negate any happy vacation vibes! Final payment is due next week and we are thinking of cancelling if they can’t offer any better alternatives. Has anyone else had this situation?