We did the crossing on Discovery arriving home on the 23rd December. We had a beautiful cabin on deck 8. It was fully refurbed , settee. no doors on wardrobes but we had drawers where the fridge would have been. The colour scheme was black and white. Brand new bathroom with a door on the shower. New carpets throughout the ship. Islands buffet has more seating and looks much brighter.
We had plenty of problems departing Malaga. Massive queues at all bars not enough staff. This went on for 4 days until we were got to Lanzarote where more staff were taken on. The food was of a much lower standard in all venues, even in the paying restaurants. Surf & Turf £31.95 Kora la £26.95 felt pressured into having more expensive drinks. The entertainment was rubbish. Party band Shine didn’t sing anything other than reggae but nothing you can dance to. Other band The Collective were often in the show so not appearing in the bars. Jon the pianist in the live room is often very disrespectful to customers.
Entertainment team not very social, not getting people up to dance.
We have we have been cruising since 1996 twice a year the majority on Thomson’s and Marella and we this was the worst cruise we have been on along with a lot of other people.
