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> This short write-up make the ship sound so interesting NOT
Have you seen any reviews? Recent ones I mean, not as Bolero.
> Overview
> Almost 40 years old, this ship is aimed at the Middle Eastern market and
> operates out of Beirut. The passenger-space ratio is limited and the
> ship is
> in need of updating.
This ship was completely refurbished in 2005 and the pictures show her
to be in excellent condition.
> Suitability
> Suitable for people who want a cut-price cruise around the Middle East, who
> are prepared to forgo the comfort of the newer cruise ships.
Not at all... a 7 night cruise stars from $1050 for an interior
stateroom. Cut-price?
> The food is Arabic in style and the whole experience is unlikely to
> appeal to
> the UK market.
Why? when sailing to a mainly Lebanese pax base, the food will be in the
main Lebanese.
Rather tasty in fact.
> Hints & Tips
> Arabic passengers are heavy smokers and it is hard to escape them.
?? and what Arabic pax are going to be aboard?
> Cabins are noisy and there are lots of announcements.
Really? I have never found a review of her sailing as Orient Queen ex
Beirut... please provide an URL. If you are referring to her days as
Bolero much has changed since then...
Check out http://www.aboumerhicruises.com
Plenty of playstations to keep the kids amused.
I think a ro-ro ferry would be more appropriate for the short hop to
Cyprus, this is an evacuation, not a cruise.
Orient Queen is also supposedly being chartered for cruises ex Port
Canaveral to the Bahamas during Med Winter months, beginning this Nov
sometime.
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Pam
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