AmazedByCruising Posted June 23, 2018 #1 Share Posted June 23, 2018 I have enjoyed 4 cruises on HAL and Celebrity. Now I found a perfect itinerary but the ship is CMV Columbus, which is suspiciously cheap compared to the cruises on HAL and X. On this site, the board would be "Other Cruise Lines". I've never even heard of Cruise & Maritime Voyages. Is it very different from HAL/X? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPacificbound Posted June 23, 2018 #2 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Have you checked out their forum section on CC? You might get some info there. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1103 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmazedByCruising Posted June 23, 2018 Author #3 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Have you checked out their forum section on CC? You might get some info there. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1103 I overlooked that there is a forum dedicated to CMV. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi13 Posted June 23, 2018 #4 Share Posted June 23, 2018 We did a Baltic Cruise with CMV last year, as they were the only line offering the dates we required. They can best be described as an ultra budget cruise line. The ship was well maintained, which other than the ports was the only positive. If you like HAL & Celebrity avoid CMV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvetwater Posted June 23, 2018 #5 Share Posted June 23, 2018 They are known in the UK for having small, old ships that are full of much older people. Some of their itineraries are very good though and a steal so I guess it's up to you. They mainly have British cruisers onboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmazedByCruising Posted June 23, 2018 Author #6 Share Posted June 23, 2018 We did a Baltic Cruise with CMV last year, as they were the only line offering the dates we required. They can best be described as an ultra budget cruise line. The ship was well maintained, which other than the ports was the only positive. If you like HAL & Celebrity avoid CMV They are known in the UK for having small, old ships that are full of much older people. Some of their itineraries are very good though and a steal so I guess it's up to you. They mainly have British cruisers onboard. Thank you both, I think we won't be booking :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocap Posted June 23, 2018 #7 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Adult only; sailing from quite a few UK ports; very unusual itineraries, and enjoyed by people who prefer older, smaller ships. The prices are low, and sometimes they offer what we in the UK call "BOGOFs"- buy one, get one free... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredT Posted June 23, 2018 #8 Share Posted June 23, 2018 As said above, older ships (But well maintained, Smaller ships (All under 1000 pax) aimed "mainly" at the British market..... BUT Some absolutely GREAT itineraries, Many of which you cant find unless you spend 4 to 5 times as much (on the "elite" cruise lines!) Yes, many older passengers. On out last trip we were VERY concerned at how many canes and walkers we saw, but then were astounded at how unbelievably mobile and active those same passengers were. Food was fine, (If not a bit "British") and crew attentive (Mostly eastern european) Dont let the negatives stop you if the ports are what you want... It IS an adventure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvetwater Posted June 23, 2018 #9 Share Posted June 23, 2018 If I was 30/40 years older I would probably give them a go because it's all about the ports for me. Being 32 and 31 its a no-no at the moment. Have a look on youtube for a feel of the ships. We are 'going down' a peg as we are sailing P&O Oz this year instead of the US lines but in the end the itinerary won out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveH2508 Posted June 24, 2018 #10 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Re the comments about well-maintained ships - Magellan has some issues. It has a permanent problem with a serious 'cruisers cough'. We did the 42 day Amazon cruise on it and it took weeks to get rid of the chest infection afterwards. The medical centre was probably the greatest revenue earner on this trip! Magellan also has rubbish air-con in the cabins and often suffers from exhaust fume smells. There were other issues as well so I would be very way of booking a CMV cruise (we will not book them again). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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