FERRY TEST N°2
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H/S/F Hellenic
Spirit – ANEK LINES, Ancona – Igoumenitsa – Patras line,
25/05/06 h 16.00, expected arrival at Patras 26/05/06 h 13.30, cabin LUX
10118 |
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Hellenic Spirit |
Note |
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Timetable |
**** |
Fair
good; anyway it could be shortened by an hour leaving later |
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Check-in |
*** |
A not
very positive rank; some queues caused by travellers with little problems. I
think that they should be hosted in dedicated spaces allowing the other
travellers to make the check-in. |
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Embarkation |
**** |
Not
fery fast, anyway the garage was not crowded. |
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Garage |
*** |
The
garage is very capable, anyway the upper trailer deck has not a direct access
and lower garages are only for cars. |
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Passengers entrance |
***** |
Separate
access at stern with its own ramp. |
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Crew kindness |
***** |
The
hospitality and the good manners feature of the Cretan company are usual also
on this ferry. Very good. |
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Ship Layout |
** |
The
spaces are very-well designed, with sunny interiors and, above all, the
two-floor disco, which ha salso wiew on the big side-window on right side.
The uncomprehensible fact is that the ferry has only one lift, a very big
mistake. |
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Accommodation |
***** |
A
very good rate as obviously is for a Lux cabin: convertible bed, frigobar,
TV, hair dryer, sitting area. It could have been even better, but this is
good enough. |
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Catering service |
Not rated |
Having
not eaten at the restaurant or at the self service I can’t rate this
feature of the ship. |
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Bars |
**** |
Cafe,
Marathon Bar at bow with a marvellous wiew, outdoor bar, disco-bar opened durino
disco service. |
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Other features |
***** |
Swimming
pool, shops, internet point, disco, even with the casino replaced by Internet
corners. In my opinion not a pity, being
myself against the gambiling. |
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Furnishing |
***** |
We
don’t feel the Italian taste as lacking on this ship; the verry is nice
almost everywhere, the “grass-style” moquette on pool area is
charatheristical of this ship, as long as it’s very characteristical
the “Veronese Green” of outer decks, very pleasant to the eye; the
only pities being the colours chosen for the Marathon Bar, which I would have
preferred as dark pink instead of light blue, and the armchairs on the
corridors, which are not an object of beauty even if they’re very
comfortable. |
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Outer spaces |
**** |
The
external decks are very big on this ferry, a good feature noweadays where the
ferries are often very enclosed. She mustn’t fear the “backpackers”
on the deck. The wind coverings are only in the swimming pool area, a worst
thing for the traveller, a “must” for the shipspotter! |
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Punctuality |
**** |
A
delay of half-an hour, due also to a difficult and spectacularly mooring at
Patras. |
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Stars media |
4 |
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Final vote |
80/100 |
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