I hate to be the first critic of this thread.BUT, our tour was as crazy as India (which we now love). We were on the second voyage of this Golden Triangle Tour. Everything that was not associated with the ship was top shelf. The 3 hotels we stayed in before the voyage were the most spectacular hotels you can imagine. All excursions except the last 2 were first rate. The people onboard the ship were so accommodating and lovely. The hotel manager Alex tried to do the best job he was able with the boat he was given. The ship was the most disappointing cruise vessel I have ever been on in 8 different cruises.
1. The individual thermostats were only as individual as the floor. So if most people on the floor were cold and putting on the heat, then those people who were hot and wanted cool air were out of luck.
2. We purchased the suite with the tub and were never able to use it, since it either put out freezing cold water or scalding hot water.
3. The showers you had to do a dance with the spray since it would very often turn to scalding hot. I understand when you have so many people showering at once there might be water problems, but I would shower during the lunch break and the problem was still very real.
4. The food was exceedingly bland... Indian food is full of flavors and yet the food served showed non of those great flavors associated with India. Not all food has to be packed with flavor, but some food on each meal should be representative of the region.
5. The fire alarm went off so many times that people stopped paying attention to it. The problem they stated was humidity.
6. The BIGGEST fiasco were the toilets!!!!!! Obviously no one from Uniworld has been on this boat for quality control. For some reason someone sold Uniworld a bill of goods with this system.... They have only toilets that can NOT take toilet paper. There is a trash can next to each toilet where you place your USED toilet paper. YOUR USED TOILET PAPER!!!!! ABSOLUTELY NOT ACCEPTABLE.
India's Golden Triangle & the Sacred Ganges with Uniworld
in River Cruising
Posted · Edited by Baagrade
I hate to be the first critic of this thread.BUT, our tour was as crazy as India (which we now love). We were on the second voyage of this Golden Triangle Tour. Everything that was not associated with the ship was top shelf. The 3 hotels we stayed in before the voyage were the most spectacular hotels you can imagine. All excursions except the last 2 were first rate. The people onboard the ship were so accommodating and lovely. The hotel manager Alex tried to do the best job he was able with the boat he was given. The ship was the most disappointing cruise vessel I have ever been on in 8 different cruises.
1. The individual thermostats were only as individual as the floor. So if most people on the floor were cold and putting on the heat, then those people who were hot and wanted cool air were out of luck.
2. We purchased the suite with the tub and were never able to use it, since it either put out freezing cold water or scalding hot water.
3. The showers you had to do a dance with the spray since it would very often turn to scalding hot. I understand when you have so many people showering at once there might be water problems, but I would shower during the lunch break and the problem was still very real.
4. The food was exceedingly bland... Indian food is full of flavors and yet the food served showed non of those great flavors associated with India. Not all food has to be packed with flavor, but some food on each meal should be representative of the region.
5. The fire alarm went off so many times that people stopped paying attention to it. The problem they stated was humidity.
6. The BIGGEST fiasco were the toilets!!!!!! Obviously no one from Uniworld has been on this boat for quality control. For some reason someone sold Uniworld a bill of goods with this system.... They have only toilets that can NOT take toilet paper. There is a trash can next to each toilet where you place your USED toilet paper. YOUR USED TOILET PAPER!!!!! ABSOLUTELY NOT ACCEPTABLE.
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