Exploring the Mighty Gulf of St. Lawrence

(2) Review left 6/26/2022

After two years in dry dock, the ship was not Ready for Prime Time. It was the Ocean Endeavor’s first cruise since the pandemic, the crew really tried to correct the problems as they were identified and based on comments made from fellow passengers who had traveled with Adventure Canada before, this was not the normal experience. However, as a first-time traveler with Adventure Canada, this is my experience. For three days, water intermittently came up from the drain in my bathroom covering the floor. The Plumber explained it was an old ship and some areas of the pipe couldn’t handle the volume of water from everyone’s shower. After three days of them trying to fix it and the water turning brownish, I requested and got moved to another room. The new room had a toilet that leaked, but the plumber fixed it the same day. Both Cabin temperatures were consistently over 75 degrees and stuffy. The ceiling vent just didn’t provide enough fresh air. When they tried to fix it, I was told that travelers on the top floors complained it was too cold. With only one cooling system, they had to keep some rooms hotter so that top rooms weren’t cold. The sound system in the rooms and Lounge were not always working correctly. The food was very good and I got to try a lot of new items. The first couple of days there were long wait times for the meals to arrive and the food was often cold. They switched to a buffet, which worked better. But because of a few COVID cases. they rightfully switched to the waiters getting the food from the buffet, which resulted in some cold food again and frequent wrong orders. The lectures were interesting and the zodiac trips fantastic. I would have loved to sit in a sauna, after being outside, but as far as I know they never worked. Bottom line, I felt like I was on a shakedown cruise where the performance of the ship and crew were being tested and the problems worked out. I would recommend waiting till the company gets back up to their normal standards