There are three specialty restaurants that are not covered by all inclusive, two of them are highly recommendable. More seasoned travellers mentioned that the number of acts used to be higher on past cruises but that did not spoil things for us. Myself, hubby and our dear friends decided to trial our sea legs on a cruise to the Western Med. The reason for that might have been that they were treated poorly by their supervisors. We were dressed in our bathing suits as usual. (Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa via AP) I travelled with my mother and two teenage sons and we had a fantastic time. Like TUI Cruises, German cruise line AIDA, a Carnival Corp. subsidiary, has announced plans to restart operations in August. Needless to say, I've booked my next Tui cruise on Mein Schiff 2 already. Food was excellent and service in all restaurants was great and crew was very helpful and friendly. There is a gourmet package available for 75 Euro per person to sample each of the specialty restaurants. Single traveler on 'Canary Islands And Madeira' cruise with 'Mein Schiff 1' from Las Palmas. Some uncontrolled children in the pools, as well as persons who drank too much marred the expected relaxation atmosphere. Thank You !!! - reception with the Captain and a number of officers on the first evening During the whole week we were treated like rubbish by other passengers. The speed was good, the connection interrupted and reconnected seconds later sometimes. This is at no additional cost. We were so happy with the rest that we didn't bother to visit them. The cabin was cleaned up twice a day but the towels weren't changed everyday, although we threw them on the floor. Crew And Staff - They were always friendly and spoke German language astonishingly often and quite good. A concierge is there to help you including booking excursions and you'll find freshly printed german newspapers right on time for breakfast. LIVE MAPS VESSELS PORTS CRUISE LINES REVIEWS DECK PLANS X. The food in the buffet style restaurant was good as well but we found it to loud and did not like the atmosphere. Ship is very clean and well organized. Signature dishes in each of the restaurants demand an extra fee, ie. There were no toiletries in the cabin apart from one container of shower gel in the shower. This was our 28th cruise. You can even bring your children along for free. German cruise ship sets sail, hopes short trip thwarts virusMatthew McConaughey grills Dr. Fauci in interview on COVID-19Thousands of students, staff sent home nationwide as COVID gnarls school reopeningsPassengers stand on board the Tui cruise ship 'Mein Schiff 2' during the departure from the port for a three-day trip on the North Sea in Hamburg, Germany, Friday, July 24, 2020. Any time that something was announced on the PA system or printed on the daily program, this something was at an additional cost. If this had been the first cruise we had ever taken we would never have cruised again. A nice buffet with snacks on small plates & fresh fruits is available all during the day, including complimentary caviar and champagne (Pommery). Hanami is an Asian restaurant under the patronage of a German master chef. Some food had proper labels, including allergy notices, some things were not labeled at all.

All of TUI cruises ships are named "Mein Schiff" and number 4 is the second newbuilt in the fleet. The shows in the theatre seemed of a very high standard but of course the comedy was lost on us. - My single cabin was superb - spacious and clean Went for a walk in ST Kitts to be told by two police that we shouldn't walk that way as it wasn't a safe area !!! This occurs at fixed times so it may happen just a few minutes after logging in that you are kicked out again. We would have liked more peated ones in the sample, but were clearly part of the minority as reactions to the Lagavulin showed. The July 24 2020 cruise aboard the Mein Schiff 2 was the first large ship cruise after the coronavirus ...

We sailed out of Naples 2nd May 2019.

Embarking Mein Schiff 2 very efficiently and smoothly. In Speciality restaurants was always enough space but they are quite expensive. The food was amazing, the shows were very good and the evening entertainment was great in the bars aswell as the main showroom. We do not drink wine but liked the cocktails. Embarkation Food was good, also oriented towards german taste, but for us that is acceptable.

No frozen daiquiris were available throughout the ship, not even at the pool bar. Most of the travelers being germans acted true to the cliché and on average weren’t overly outgoing types.

This includes most drinks, ice-creams and cakes and the fabulous spa with not less than four saunas. At Mein Schiff (3), the shows were few, and lousy.

3) painting was being done while people were sunbathing (along with other maintenance) The cabin is quite nice and bright, clean and comfortable. The X-lounge used to close at 7 pm but a dinner option with four courses has been introduced just a couple of month ago which we often chose if we had no reservation for one of the specialty restaurants. Boarding and preparing to leave was easy and uncomplicated, the Tui reps were great and made all transfers very easy to deal with. Both my wife and I had three massages each and both of us like them to be done as close to medical standards as possible as opposed to just a caressing with annoying spherical music in the background.

Even thow we were an English speaking passengers. So we regularly had to order a bucket of ice. But do not expect to find someone to exchange witty remarks with easily. Entertainment: Not all of the musicians seemed sufficiently experienced and/or talented.

My wife really wanted to visit the Gulf States. Disgusting!