Ocean Village 1 Reviews

We went on our first ever cruise with Ocean Village. We enjoyed it so much that we went on 2 more cruises on the same ship. Ocean Village cruises had such a friendly atnosphere that the same people would come back again and again. Ocean village is the older of the 2 ships in the Ocean Village fleet. Although there is some need for maintenance in certain areas, Ocean Village is still fairly smart and is well cleaned and serviced by the staff. The food was of a good standard and the entertainment was outstanding. Tony Blackburn was aboard on one of our cruises and he entertained the passengers on numerous occasions. Alas Ocean Village is no more. Carnival has done away with the Ocean Village brand (cruises for people who don't do cruises). Ocean Village was very well loved. It might be a clever move by Carnival to bring back Ocean Village.

We, 2 adults & one 10 yr old, had a glorious holiday on OV in August 2008, and are planning to repeat the experience this summer, before it goes out of service for Ocean Village. It lives up to all the adverts, and we particularly recommend the ship for families. This was an absolutely outstanding cruise experience for the money, and suits all generations.

My wife & I have been on the Ocean Village on several times, & always found all the crew could not do enough for you. We always booked AA cabin which are of high standard. But we have found that over the past two years that the ship was becoming a little shoddy a lick of paint would have done & some of the furniture & fittings had seen the best days & public toilet areas badly maintained. We know that the ship is coming out of service after 2010 & moving on to another venture with a full refit which will put it back to its original splendor. We hope Ocean Village finds these comments constructive & not a criticism we have always enjoyed Ocean Village In conclusion Good luck & maybe we cruise on the ship again.

My family of 4 have just returned from a 7 night cruise on Ocean Village - what can I say it was the most amazing holiday we have ever been on, fantastic destinations to visit, while on board the ship you are given 5 star treatment throughout your stay, friendly helpful staff that are only too happy to help. They work so hard to make your stay just perfect. My daughters who are 5 and 11 also joined the kids club, they enjoyed it so much and did not want to return home, from discos to treasure hunts they had so much fun and made lovely friends while the staff looked after them and made it an unforgettable experience. The staff at the kids club were amazing so happy and friendly and made my daughters stay so special. The evening entertainment was also brilliant with an amazing show on the top deck that is a must see. We have been home 24 hours and are already talking about returning to Ocean Village for our next holiday. I cannot praise this holiday enough and cannot recommend Ocean Village enough for a family holiday. Everyone on the flight home was talking about what a wonderful holiday they had on board Ocean Village and I did not hear one bad word about their stay. Fantastic. Thank you so much Ocean Village for the best holiday ever, we all had a wonderful 7 days and will be seeing you again in the not too distant future.

This was our first ever cruise, and this was definitely the ship to do it on. The crew were fantastic, they could not do enough for you, the cabin was spacious and maintained meticulously (daily). The food was on a buffet basis, but very good. You could dine at the bistro for a supplement of £14 per person, and this was unbelievable value for money. loads to do, it was just a fantastic holiday

This was our first cruise on OV (olives & ouzo), and we both thoroughly enjoyed it. Our cabin on A deck was much larger than we thought it would be, and was very comfortable. The food was of a very high standard. In his welcome aboard speech, Captain Symonds stated that he thought that he had " the best ship's company afloat", and as the cruise progressed, this claim was more than justified as the crew could not do enough for you to ensure that you enjoyed yourself, Drink prices we found were comparable with those in the UK, and the evening entertainment was very good, particularly the "Planets" show. Ample sun beds were available; the only drawback being that during "at sea" days, deck spaces became a little overcrowded. The dis-embarkation system in place is extremely well organised, we placed our labelled cases outside the cabin on the last evening, and the next time we saw them was at the UK airport, we were also issued our flight boarding cards, so there was no check in to go through at Heraklion. For the first week of the holiday, we had stayed at the Alexandra Beach hotel at Stalis, and enjoyable as that was, we were both sorry that we had not spent both weeks on OV.

This was our first time on the Ocean Village. We have previously been on formal cruises but found the informal cruise style much more relaxed. I would recommend this to anybody. I was on deck 10 in an inside cabin which was bigger than we expected and our room facilities were excellent.

My husband and I throughly enjoyed ourselves on our Ocean Village 'Casbahs and Chianti' Cruise. We would recommend this cruise to everyone.  The staff, from the lady who did our room to the waiters and waitress, were so attentive - they could not do enough for you.  Once again, thanks for a really, really lovely holiday."

Never having cruised before, I was in awe of this beautiful ship from the minute I got on it. This was one of the best holidays I have ever had. Not having to make any decision as to where to go and eat, except, which deck should we use? makes it trouble free, entertainment was great, as was absolutely everything about it. Trips were very well organised and trouble free too. I would certainly go on it again, and can't wait for do so."