Voyager of the Seas New England Review

[clarkg]

I'm adding a few pictures here that I didn't put in my blog post. The blog can be found here: http://clarkanddeb.blogspot.com/2022/10/new-england-cruise-2022.html

I will answer all questions.

We took a New England cruise starting in Boston and then up into Maine and on to Canada. We didn't miss any ports even if the seas were a little choppy for a couple of days. We came three days early because we were traveling all the way across the country and also wanted to have some time to explore the Boston area.

[emeraldcity]

Thank you for taking the time to review your trip. I was on the Voyager TA last month and I was curious to get another person's take on the ship.

 

Frankly, I was disappointed in the food. It was hit-or-miss throughout the cruise. Some things were really great ... others unfortunately overcooked. So are they still pushing tuna like they got a great deal on a warehouse full of the stuff? The cafe had tuna sandwiches nearly every day ... sometimes two different varieties. And the WJ invariably had a tuna dish.

 

So sad they still have the Franki Valli guy. What a colossal disappointment. The way he mashed up songs was unfortunate and the long introductions, accompanied with prancing around the stage was pretty dull. I kept thinking he simply didn't have enough material to fill the allotted amount of time. As long as he stuck with Four Seasons songs, it was enjoyable, but I don't think half of the ones he did were theirs. (One of our group thought that perhaps there was a copyright issue that limited how much he could use from The Jersey Boys.) And yes, the rap number was ill-conceived. And as I recall, he closed the show with Build Me Up Buttercup ... the show closer should have been a Four Season song ... but that's just me.

 

I was also surprised that there was often no major entertainment on many evenings, but I rationalized that the length of the TA was the culprit ... but your cruise was certainly shorter. I wonder if they limited entertainment is a new trend.

[clarkg]

1 hour ago, emeraldcity said:

Thank you for taking the time to review your trip. I was on the Voyager TA last month and I was curious to get another person's take on the ship.

 

Frankly, I was disappointed in the food. It was hit-or-miss throughout the cruise. Some things were really great ... others unfortunately overcooked. So are they still pushing tuna like they got a great deal on a warehouse full of the stuff? The cafe had tuna sandwiches nearly every day ... sometimes two different varieties. And the WJ invariably had a tuna dish.

 

So sad they still have the Franki Valli guy. What a colossal disappointment. The way he mashed up songs was unfortunate and the long introductions, accompanied with prancing around the stage was pretty dull. I kept thinking he simply didn't have enough material to fill the allotted amount of time. As long as he stuck with Four Seasons songs, it was enjoyable, but I don't think half of the ones he did were theirs. (One of our group thought that perhaps there was a copyright issue that limited how much he could use from The Jersey Boys.) And yes, the rap number was ill-conceived. And as I recall, he closed the show with Build Me Up Buttercup ... the show closer should have been a Four Season song ... but that's just me.

 

I was also surprised that there was often no major entertainment on many evenings, but I rationalized that the length of the TA was the culprit ... but your cruise was certainly shorter. I wonder if they limited entertainment is a new trend.

Nice to have your perspective. Our transatlantic, years ago, struggled for entertainment too. I would have liked more and better on a seven-day cruise. I do think its a trend I don't want to see.

[GatorGirl1313]

Great review and a fun read.  Love your subtle humor. 

[clarkg]

6 hours ago, GatorGirl1313 said:

Great review and a fun read.  Love your subtle humor. 

Thanks!

[clarkg]

We visited the Plymouth, or Plimoth as it was originally spelled, village. These pictures aren't on the blog, I don't believe. I lose track sometimes. All the village people talked with thick accents. Then we went over and toured the ship. We also hit the grain mill. You can buy tickets that cover all three. We bought ours online and saved money. It was well worth the price of admission.

[rudeney]

On 10/25/2022 at 9:40 PM, emeraldcity said:

Frankly, I was disappointed in the food. It was hit-or-miss throughout the cruise. Some things were really great ... others unfortunately overcooked. So are they still pushing tuna like they got a great deal on a warehouse full of the stuff? The cafe had tuna sandwiches nearly every day ... sometimes two different varieties. And the WJ invariably had a tuna dish.

 

So sad they still have the Franki Valli guy. What a colossal disappointment. The way he mashed up songs was unfortunate and the long introductions, accompanied with prancing around the stage was pretty dull. I kept thinking he simply didn't have enough material to fill the allotted amount of time. As long as he stuck with Four Seasons songs, it was enjoyable, but I don't think half of the ones he did were theirs. (One of our group thought that perhaps there was a copyright issue that limited how much he could use from The Jersey Boys.) And yes, the rap number was ill-conceived. And as I recall, he closed the show with Build Me Up Buttercup ... the show closer should have been a Four Season song ... but that's just me.

 

We were on Voyager the first of the month.  My take on the food is that it was very good, but we never at in the MDR - we did UDP and all specialty restaurants, mostly Chops. We did go to the Windjammer once for dinner and most days for breakfast and it was good.  

 

Also, we enjoyed Frankie and The Dreamers.  Yes, Ryan Malloy is a bit obnoxious, and I'd probably have preferred more traditional Four Seasons songs, but I thoroughly enjoyed their rendition of "Working my way back to the Windjammer"  The rap song - not so much.

 

[clarkg]

In Portland, we rode the narrow-gauge train. I've never been on a 2' narrow-gauge before. I've been on the 3' one in Silverton Colorado. It was a there and back again train, but we really enjoyed it.

[clarkg]

Just a few random pictures from the trip, Peggy's Cove, Saint John, and Boston Water Taxi.