By Chuck Hawks
The chart below rates the ships and cruises I have been on. The rating scale is 1 to 10, where 1 is the lowest possible rating, and 10 is the highest possible rating. A score of 7 means that the ship is performing as expected. The rating system I have chosen is the one used by members of the World Ocean & Cruise Liner Society (of which I am a member) when we rate the cruises we have taken for the Society. A "N/A" in a category means that category is not applicable to that ship. A "-" means that I did not use or experience that category. Two categories have double weighting: Food and Dining Room Service. One category has triple weighting: Overall. The latter is a subjective rating of the entire cruise experience, not just an average of all the other categories.
|
Ship |
Ship Line |
Date (M/Y) |
Cruise |
Itinerary |
Food [x2] |
Alternative Dining (Br.
& Lunch) |
Alternative Dining
(Dinner) |
Entertain- ment |
Stateroom Comfort |
Appearance &
Maintainence |
House- keeping |
Dining Room Service [x2] |
Bar & Bar Service |
Ship Activities |
Spa & Gym |
Shore Excursions |
Overall [x3] |
Average of ratings (%) |
Ship (repeated) |
|
Sun Viking |
Royal Caribbean |
5/1983 |
Caribbean |
10 |
9 [18] |
9 |
N/A |
9 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
10 [20] |
10 |
9 |
- |
7 |
10 [30] |
9.375 |
Sun Viking |
|
Island Princess |
Princess Cruises |
9/1984 |
Trans-canal |
7 |
9 [18] |
7 |
N/A |
8 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
8 [16] |
5 |
10 |
- |
6 |
7 [21] |
7.563 |
Island Princess |
|
(old) Sun Princess |
Princess Cruises |
5/1985 |
Alaska-Inland Passage |
10 |
9 [18] |
7 |
N/A |
8 |
7 |
9 |
10 |
8 [16] |
9 |
10 |
- |
8 |
9 [27] |
8.688 |
(old) Sun Princess |
|
Vistafjord (Caronia) |
Cunard/NAC |
7/1986 |
Ice Barrier |
9 |
9 [18] |
8 |
N/A |
8 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
8 [16] |
9 |
8 |
- |
9 |
9 [27] |
8.688 |
Vistafjord (Caronia) |
|
Vistafjord (Caronia) |
Cunard/NAC |
7/1987 |
Baltic |
10 |
10 [20] |
8 |
N/A |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 [18] |
9 |
9 |
- |
9 |
10 [30] |
9.313 |
Vistafjord (Caronia) |
|
(old) Sea Princess |
Princess Cruises |
3/1988 |
S. E. Asia |
8 |
5 [10] |
7 |
N/A |
8 |
7 |
9 |
9 |
8 [16] |
8 |
8 |
- |
8 |
8 [24] |
7.652 |
(old) Sea Princess |
|
Golden Odyssey |
Royal Cruise |
4/1989 |
Med. & Black Sea |
9 |
7 [14] |
7 |
N/A |
7 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
6 [12] |
6 |
5 |
- |
8 |
7 [21] |
6.750 |
Golden Odyssey |
|
Crown Odyssey |
Royal Cruise Line |
4/1990 |
Trans-Atlantic |
7 |
10 [20] |
8 |
N/A |
8 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
8 [16] |
9 |
10 |
- |
N/A |
10 [30] |
9.000 |
Crown Odyssey |
|
Crown Odyssey |
Royal Cruise Line |
4/1990 |
W. Med. |
9 |
10 [20] |
8 |
N/A |
8 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
8 [16] |
9 |
10 |
- |
7 |
10 [30] |
9.125 |
Crown Odyssey |
|
Royal Viking Sea |
Royal Viking |
3/1991 |
Australia & New
Zealand |
10 |
7 [14] |
7 |
N/A |
9 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
6 [12] |
7 |
6 |
- |
10 |
8 [24] |
7.563 |
Royal Viking Sea |
|
Sagafjord |
Cunard/NAC |
6/1992 |
Alaska-Route of the
Glaciers |
10 |
9 [18] |
8 |
N/A |
8 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
8 [16] |
9 |
7 |
- |
10 |
9 [27] |
8.750 |
Sagafjord |
|
Noordam |
Holland America |
9/1994 |
Alaska-Route of the
Glaciers |
10 |
10 [20] |
10 |
N/A |
10 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
7 [14] |
10 |
8 |
- |
10 |
10 [30] |
9.375 |
Noordam |
|
Vistafjord (Caronia) |
Cunard/NAC |
4/1995 |
Trans-Atlantic & W. Med. |
8 |