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May 2024
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Treasures of Spain and Portugal End Barcelona
Every city, town, site we saw was excellent. The bus was modern and comfortable, hotel accommodations were very good as was the food. Our trip leader was excellen...
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May 2024
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Our Tour director Celia and driver Alberto did a fantastic job. We were very happy with them. Thank you! Some of the hotels were not as pleasant. After a long day at...
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May 2024
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Treasures of Spain and Portugal End Barcelona
Our guide, Celia was amazing and very informative about ...
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A Barnett
May 2024
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Treasures of Spain and Portugal End Barcelona
Some hotels could have been nicer.
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Trusted Customer
May 2024
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Treasures of Spain and Portugal End Barcelona
I rate the trip to Spain and Portugal a 8 out of 10. The people on the bus were amazing and the things we saw were fabulous! I really like the personality of the tou...
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William Chua
May 2024
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Treasures of Spain and Portugal End Barcelona
the itinerary should be in reverse. start from barcelona and end in madrid. the long bus rides in the latter stage of the tour as currently followed is brutal . do i...
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May 2024
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Treasures of Spain and Portugal End Barcelona
Fast paced trip that just touched on the highlights of the cities. The trip m...
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May 2024
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Treasures of Spain and Portugal End Barcelona
This was our third Trafalgar experience. It is a busy tour around the Iberian Peninsula, covering the heart of Spain, (Madrid, Segovia, Toledo), the Atlantic and Me...
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Trusted Customer
Apr 2024
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A wonderful but very busy itinerary! It included a lot of unexpected walking on old cobblestones; up and down many hills; some quite steep. This should be noted in...
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Trusted Customer
Apr 2024
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Treasures of Spain and Portugal End Barcelona
This itinerary was overwhelming but we enjoyed every bit of it. Having a great Travel Director, * Personal information removed by Feefo * and very handsome and kind ...
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Trusted Customer
Apr 2024
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Treasures of Spain and Portugal End Barcelona
This trip was met my expectations for a chance to see a great deal of both Portugal and Spain. The travel director, the coach and driver, and most of the accommodat...
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Robert Williams
Apr 2024
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Treasures of Spain and Portugal End Barcelona
Too many two mile city tours. One day we did two cobblestone city tours, just too much. We would suggest at least one more two night stay, maybe skip Zamora. Al...
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Apr 2024
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Treasures of Spain and Portugal End Barcelona
Far too rushed! Days when there was 1 hr to eat on our own AND shop. Groups are too big. Dining in noisy restaurants with 40+ people is not pleasant. I find Rick St...
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What to Look for in Small-Ship Cruising Reviews
Most trip reviews tend to focus on some or all of these 5 key areas, not all of which may be relevant to you: the tour guide, travel company, service level, country or countries traveled in, and the trip itinerary.
Remember, just because you see a 1 star review doesn’t necessarily mean that person disliked the country.
When researching your small-ship cruise destination and operator, read as many reviews as you can, but keep in mind that some of the reviews may not impact your own satisfaction. Given that small ships can access more remote destinations and offer more specific interest-driven activities, it is more important to get a good match than with the ocean-going mega-ships that can seem so similar.
Travelers who did not take the time to educate themselves fully on the small-ship trip they took may leave less favorable reviews. To make a good match and find the right small-ship cruise for you, pay attention to the number of guests, ratio of staff to guest, destinations visited, how much time is spent in each port, whether the itinerary is flexible, how you get ashore for excursions, what wildlife you can hope to see, what experts are onboard with you, what the best time of year for your destination is, etc.
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