04 Apr 2023
We picked this package because it was supposed to be designed for a baby from 0 to 2 years old. We insisted for two months that we needed a baby cot in the room, called to a US number 3 days to double-check and sent many messages to a WhatsApp number (the only way to communicate with the local operator). At check-in, there was no baby cot neither a baby chair in the dining room, so except for 3 times that we tried to eat all together, one of us was taking care of our 8-month old baby in the room and the other by himself/herself at the dining room.
Itinerary seems to be just for reference. Day 1 and Day 8 were put together in one afternoon, so Day 8 was insanely boring and long (having spent the whole Day 7 in the cruise).
A comment in general, by no European/American standards what it is offered is a 5-star cruise. It would barely reach 2.5 stars. Also, the deck is full of ash as a result of the very poor maintenance of the diesel engine.
The crew is friendly though. Reception staff is not there to help you (not even with an estimate for a taxi to the airport). Food is poor but a couple of days was ok (liver-BBQ should be labelled as such). Forget about smelling a nice, clean room and sleeping in a quite one...
Finally, tour guides are ok, with the exception of Issam. He was a good one.