Secret Places of the Mediterranean from Barcelona, 19 October 2019 (7 nights)

• Zenith
• Pullmantur
• 11 Mar 2019

The Zenith is an oldish ship (launched 1992) and smallish (47,000 tonnes) and we chose it because The 7 night Canary Island itinerary suited us We like ships of that size It was very competitively priced at around £750 for an outside cabin with drinks and tips all included. We were not disappointed at all and would say it was good value. The ship is well maintained. Cabin, public areas and restaurant were fine. Restaurant food was good. We generally avoid buffet options on cruises and nothing on the Zenith made us change our habits on that. Breakfast was perhaps a weak point, all buffet apart from the coffee and orange juice. The Zenith operates in Spanish and English and we estimated about 70% of passengers were Spanish speaking. The rest, from many countries, relied on the English translations, though very few passengers were British. All that worked well enough though it clearly put pressure on the entertainment teams who did manage somehow to provide reasonable shows for all. You probably would not choose this cruise if entertainment was a major priority. Excursions were good value though some seemed to be cancelled because of lack of numbers? The only downside was that Iglu had not paid enough attention to the transfer arrangements between Tenerife South and the ship. We had to make quite a fuss to get taxis booked and it didn't work as smoothly as it should. Otherwise it was a great holiday and we would recommend Pullmantur so long as you understand they operate value cruises, not ultimate luxury,

• Zenith
• Pullmantur
• 21 Jan 2019

I loved the cruise, the crew were brilliant ,nothing was too much to do for you. The food was very good , better than some restaurants I know, the staff was first class, Lesley and Yessica were so friendly and very helpful nothing was to much for them. The entertainment was amazing a different show each night in the theatre. The casino bar was very good fabulous entertainment the bar staff ,Henry and Oliver were very obliging nothing to much. The excursions were very reasonable I went to a kasbah in Morocco, a trip up to the volcano in Grand Canaria. And a trip around Madeira. My only complaint was the constant smell Diesel every day , I spoke to several officers and they all gave a different story to shut me up.I If it wasn't for that constant sickening smell of diesel all the time it would have been a fantastic cruise. When you wake up in The morning with the taste of diesel in your mouth is not a good way to start the day.

• Zenith
• Pullmantur
• 20 Jan 2019

My cruise was really good food was amazing and staff the plant cruise at book with I have email when I return home as they told use not to book a lift to the ship and back as it would only cost £20 in taxi it cost us £140 and they gave a the wrong stop still no email back