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Transatlantik 2006 -  Barcelona - Miami

Review - Transatlantic Cruise 2006 with the Voyager of the Seas



Conclusion: We really like the Voyager, yet our favorite ship class is still the Radiance Class. The Voyager was in better shape than expected, and the food was better than on the Radiance in May. However, having travelled a lot with RCCL, it would be nice to have more variation in the menues, as I already mentioned in previous reviews. Many repeaters are getting the same food based on the same recipes on all RCCL ships; we only noticed some subtle changes in preparation on the Voyager, but they could do better for the repeaters.
We love the Brasserie concept for lunch in the Dining Room, and the choice is adequate for 10-12 days. I would like to point out that also the service and the Dining Room staff are so much better with this concept, compared to the service we had on the Splendour during our transatlantic crossing last year. Only on the Radiance we had previously enjoyed such an excellent service by waiters who were not our regular waiters during dinner.
The waiters on the Voyager were very attentive and served, for example, new sodas before the first glass was empty, or offered more of the delicious bread.
The production shows were not the best, too many old musical hits, not very modern. What makes a production a good production? Watch “City of Dreams”, we saw this show with modern songs and some acrobatic acts on the Jewel and the Radiance, and it was excellent. The guest entertainers American Drifters and Jonathan Kane were very good, however, we had already seen the other entertainers on other ships and, unfortunately, there was no improvement. RCCL promote that their passengers are getting younger and younger, but they do not respond to that with modern shows and younger entertainers. Maybe some of the 70+ passengers like the current productions, but we--and many others we spoke to--do not. We saw many people leaving the shows, so we did too.
We can recommend the Voyager to everyone--singles, couples, families. The 68 children onboard were mostly invisible, since most of them took part in the children's programs. The Voyager is the perfect ship for not-so-perfect weather, because everywhere there are places to read, to relax, to play, to skate, and to watch. I believe that even with a higher passenger capacity, the Voyager will never be overcrowded and everybody will find what he or she likes.




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