Dug720
See the line where the sky meets the sea?
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For anyone interested, I took the opportunity over Christmas to sail to Cuba on the fathom Adonia.
The ship is SMALL! Max passenger load is 704. Basically, the bow of the Magic is at the level of the Bridge on the Adonia (I saw both ships in port on the Miami webcam - and she looked like a toy). She was a P&O ship and will be going back to P&O in June as fathom will cease to exist after May.
But she is a charming little ship. Muster drill was still in the lounge or the dining room depending on your cabin location, and you still went wearing your life vest AND carrying a bag with prescription medications, etc.
The service was very good - my cabin steward was a little slow on a few things, but nothing that was make or break.
Food was good. Being a small ship, I was a little more limited with gluten-free options (though according to someone who was on a later cruise I could have been more vocal and asked for more things, but i survived). Most of the crew stayed with the ship from P&O, and the British influence over everything definitely showed - in a good way.
Definitely no bells and whistles on her, but that is part of her charm.
Cuba, though, was the real star of the show. Such a life-changing trip that I am so thankful I took the chance to go on. I finally got my blog up - https://kickrunnamaste.com/2017/02/01/finally-or-my-long-overdue-trip-report-from-cuba/ - if anyone is interested.
The ship is SMALL! Max passenger load is 704. Basically, the bow of the Magic is at the level of the Bridge on the Adonia (I saw both ships in port on the Miami webcam - and she looked like a toy). She was a P&O ship and will be going back to P&O in June as fathom will cease to exist after May.
But she is a charming little ship. Muster drill was still in the lounge or the dining room depending on your cabin location, and you still went wearing your life vest AND carrying a bag with prescription medications, etc.
The service was very good - my cabin steward was a little slow on a few things, but nothing that was make or break.
Food was good. Being a small ship, I was a little more limited with gluten-free options (though according to someone who was on a later cruise I could have been more vocal and asked for more things, but i survived). Most of the crew stayed with the ship from P&O, and the British influence over everything definitely showed - in a good way.
Definitely no bells and whistles on her, but that is part of her charm.
Cuba, though, was the real star of the show. Such a life-changing trip that I am so thankful I took the chance to go on. I finally got my blog up - https://kickrunnamaste.com/2017/02/01/finally-or-my-long-overdue-trip-report-from-cuba/ - if anyone is interested.
. But as any parent knows, sometimes it takes something superficial to interest them enough in something meaningful. I'm forwarding him the link right now!
