Atlas Ocean Voyages - World Navigator Reviews

Ride in a bus for 3 hours, stop somewhere for 20 minutes. That was an example of one of our excursions. What about arranging a hike, going to a farm and try your hand at milking a cow, go to a distillery, for example.

This cruise was the epitome of what small ship cruising is all about. Less than 200 passengers, accessed small ports bigger ships couldn't possibly use such as the heart of London on the Thames. The heart of Dublin, and several small island inaccessible to large ships. Small enough to meet almost all the passengers and to know the staff. A great cruise line that is still relatively new to the industry.

Too short. Cruising up the Thames and under Tower Bridge was the highlight.

The positives: great cruise director, very good (if sometimes inconsistent) galley, interesting guest speakers, nice ship, mostly terrific wait staff, cabin stewards, etc. The negatives: several very poor quality shore excursions, limited/non-existent ground transportation from dock to town at several locations (ship didn't even bother calling for taxis), poorly planned special events (one ending so late that all on-board restaurants were already closed when everyone returned), poor choice of many destinations when much better options were fairly close by (such as Essaouira instead of Safi, Morocco, Port Vendres instead of Couilliere, France, Portimao instead of Tavira, Portugal), and a cabin (Horizon Deluxe) with as poor a floorplan as we've ever encountered: the "suite" portion was basically a glorified dressing area with a love seat and no desk (plus as sconce where the missing desk was supposed to be, so we kept walking into it), no cabin upgrades even though the ship sailed 25-45% empty on our both legs.

The employees were great and the food was good. The internet system is deplorable. We went days without access. The TV in our suite never worked and after contacted reception 4 x’s we just gave up. The land excursions were an embarrassment. One whole excursion had to be refunded when the guests returned that day. And there were others that should have been returned. IF you are an independent traveler and do not utilize the ships shore excursions and can want to use the internet when on shore this is a nice ship. It is small and the people we meet were friendly.

Everything was perfect! We enjoy a lot

Stateroom outstanding. Very spacious, well decorated and comfortable in every way. Great bathroom and shower. On-board service excellent: efficient, engaged, friendly staff from dining room to reception to cabin service. The pages on excursions are very difficult to use, very clunky. Rather than having them in alphabetical order, they should be grouped by sailings. The food on board was a disappointment. High expectations for an "Epicurean Cruise" were not met. All meals were good, but hardly great, hardly memorable. Standard was below recent cruises we have taken including Virgin and Celebrity. The guest pasty chef's creations were uneven, often surpassed by the regular desserts on the menu. The wifi was a disaster. Often was not working and actually attempts to make it work ended up somehow disabling our email account which became unusable mid-cruise. See above for culinary presentation and guest chef. The lectures which were supposed to feature information about upcoming ports, but only one did so tangentially, and the others had little, or more often no relationship to the sites we were visiting. In addition, we found the lecturer boring in all his presentations. The guides were uneven. Excellent in Fuerteventura, Agadir, Casablanca and Perpignan, fair in St. Tropez, terrible in Safi. We had very high expectations for the small ship experience. Infrastructurally and staff quality, the cruise exceeded our expectations. The biggest downer was the lack of the "Epicurean" experience promised. Also, some of the ports were more engaging than others. Best port Alicante. Worst port Safi, which should no longer be part of the itinerary.

We booked the trip mainly to visit South Georgia Island. After we had boarded the ship and did the safety drill, they called a mandatory meeting in the ship's auditorium. They announced that there were hurricane force winds and bad weather in the area of South Georgia. They had decided the night before we boarded to change the itinerary to include Antarctica and the Falkland Islands, and eliminated one port in Uruguay. I think they should have notified us in advance instead of giving us us 30 minutes to decide if we wanted to cancel the trip. In any event the trip they took us on was enjoyable, but was plagued by expensive and slow Internet service on the ship. The ship is modern and rides well in heavy seas. The staff really tried to give us the best service possible. Kudos to Elvio in housekeeping, Roman in security, Michael the Tour Director, Erick, Christopher, and Paul in the dining room, and Captain Sousa. Also, Jonathan and the expedition team were AMAZING!

Great cruise and a very nice ship.

Had to take away a star due to the private charter. The flight and aircraft were horrible, you all need to upgrade this part of the trip, It would be a dealbreaker in the future if that was the only way to get to Ushuaia.

It was everything we hoped for and more. The ship and crew were fantastic, the food was great and we saw every kind of penguin, seal and whales galore!

Kim Melita was our agent and she was so very helpful and quick with her responses to all of our questions. The cruise itself was fantastic. We had great weather which helps a lot. All of the staff was friendly and attentive. Food was delicious! 10/10

Atlas World Navigator provides a very memorable experience, with an excellent Expedition Team under Jonathan Zaccaria. Additionally, the dining room crew/employees are top-notch in terms of their customer service - probably the best dining crews that I have seen across 5 different cruise lines. Also, Atlas delivered flawless service in terms of handling our luggage all the way from the pre-cruise hotel stay until the baggage pickup at the end of the cruise. I was doubtful about this before the trip, but they were flawless in their execution. Aleks Janjic is a very talented cruise director! The World Navigator is a beautiful ship!

Steakhouse style service from every person. Housekeeping to excursion guides — everybody cared and had an excitement to be there. It was contagious and felt through every interaction. Everybody from Avoya Travel to the staff aboard Atlas Ocean Voyages made Antarctica a very warm place for us.

If you like luxury trip, service is OK, but a few landing.

The ship was beautiful and the staff was so personal and professional. We loved that it only had 110 guest. The food was great and Michael Rockwell was a wonderful and caring travel agent. We would definitely use him in the future.

Wonderful experience. Boat was beautifully appointed, staff was absolutely unbelievably attentive to every detail, they even call you by your name. Food was very good. The only part that could have been better was the entertainment. Dance music and even a show of some sort (other than the cabaret singer) would have been great and more fun in the evenings.

We had back-to-back cruises on the Atlas World Navigator, beginning in Athens on July 28 and ending in Venice on August 15. We were very impressed with the ship and our cabin. The ship's crew did an incredible job of satisfying our every whim, particularly our cabin attendant and the dining room staff. Meal options were tasty and satisfying. A strong negative was the miserable Wi-Fi connection. Another negative was the excessive length of some of the coach trips associated with shore excursions. Finally, we were not pleased with the support provided by our TA regarding the Atlas pre- and post-cruise incentives. We incurred out-of-pocket expenses for hotels and airfares that apparently could have been covered if we had made advance arrangements through our TA. Final note... The On-board Credits are almost useless. They can't be used for ship store merchandise. We weren't interested in buying bottles of wine or liquor. We had already pre-paid for our shore excursions. We ended up using the funds for expensive massages.

We were looking for a special trip to celebrate our 2 young adult daughters' graduations and also our wedding anniversary. After considering many options, we decided on this 10 night Atlas Athens to Dubrovnik cruise. We love to travel but had only done one cruise previously. All I can say is- Wow- this cruise was amazing! The crew was incredible. The ship was lovely. The food was terrific. The itinerary was perfect. The ports provided the perfect balance of beauty and activity for our sporty, adventurous family. Our fellow passengers were all impressive and also down to earth. We loved the intimacy of the small ship and small number of passengers. We had been concerned that our daughters might be bored, but that was not the case at all. We all had a fantastic time. We will forever treasure the memories from this trip that truly exceeded our expectations in every way. Thank you to Badonna Birdsong who helped us create the perfect voyage by advising us on everything from cabin selection to excursions. She did a great job in assisting us in planning and also with check-ins during and after our vacation. We would not change a thing about the entire experience!

The ship, crew, and itinerary for the cruise were spectacular. It was the perfect way to see Greece and we could not have been more pleased with Atlas Ocean Voyages, our ship, and the beyond friendly crew. We will be back.

The Mediterrean was beautiful. The ship was great. Two things about ship; firstly, the WiFi was problematic. Secondly, no self serve launderette. Those two issues weren’t major. Food was very good- but not over the top. It’s quite nice to have all meals alfresco on aft deck. Service was exceptional; both ding room and room attendants. Any and all questions/ were dealt with quickly by staff. Santorini, Mykonos, Rhodes, very crowded, but it’s summer travel season on the Med. Turkey was astounding. Food adore at all ports, was terrific. Shire tours were educational and informative all ports. Hotel accommodations pre and pist were great, but watch out for sone cabbies. Sone “work off their meter.” Not particularly a good deal for tourists! Trip exceeded most expectations.

The ship and stateroom were spacious and very well appointed. The crew and food and drink were outstanding. At times the service felt a little too solicitous however that's not a criticism as that's likely just a personal level of discomfort with being waiting on with such constant attention. By and large the excursions were strong, with excellent guides, at least on the tours we took as some other folks had issues with less than professional guides. The evening concert in Ephesus was a true highlight not to be missed. Just a couple of issues...our itinerary was changed due to "high winds" resulting in changed ports and an excursion originally scheduled for 7.5 hours to turn into a 12 hour day. Given that this ship navigates the waters to Antarctica, there was some question as to whether this change was really necessary. Secondly, the company's owner invited 50 or so close friends and relatives who appeared to have special excursions and events just for themselves. This led some of us to feel a bit like 2nd class passengers.