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Renaissance Cruises
MS R Two
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Reviewed by: Glenn Wilt
# previous cruises: 3
Date of Trip: March 3, 1999
Itinerary: Mediterranean
The ship is beautiful, not glitzy, but full of incongruities. For
instance it has elegant public areas and rooms but the flowers in the vases
are plastic and dusty. The Mediterranean cruise stops mostly in Spanish
ports, but there is only one Spanish wine listed on the wine list.
The library is the best public area. The casino is almost a
pass-through area. I guess this helps bring more people into the casino. The
pool area is good, but on a particularly nice day, it was impossible to find
a place to sit.
The food was very good. However, the open seating is a pain.
One has to either make reservations at one of the two restaurants that
maintain the same menu throughout the cruise, wait to be seated at the main
dinning room, or hustle to find a place at the buffet area. Service is
spotty. Some waiters are very good, some need MAJOR attitude adjustments.
The maitre'ds are full of their own importance (control?)! Because we never
had the same waiter more than once, tipping was difficult. It was very
impersonal and definitely not a strength on this cruise. A more varied wine
list is needed - more Spanish wine!
The cabins are very nice, quiet, and provide plenty of storage space
in a very organized manner.
The shows are geared to an "older crowd" and do not provide a
whole lot of variety. The quality and helpfulness of the cruise staff
varied from totally disinterested except in each other to friendly. Not a
strength.
The itinerary (Lisbon, Cadiz, Tangier, Casablanca, Gibraltar,
Malaga, Almeria, Palma de Mallorace, Menorca, and Barcelona) was very good.
We made our own arrangements (renting a car or taking a guide and/or taxi)
rather than participate in tours. Casablanca was the only stop that we could
have skipped.
Most of the passengers were older (65 and beyond). There was
little diversity among the passengers.
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