About me:Local guide, great outdoors activity leader, hiker, biker, landartist. Specialised in cultural tours and NP. Kvarner, Lika, Zadar county, Zagreb
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This was the second small ship cruise I had taken. The first was with a different operator and fantastic. This one with Katarina Line was a big disappointment.
Most of the crew did not speak English…This was the second small ship cruise I had taken. The first was with a different operator and fantastic. This one with Katarina Line was a big disappointment.
Most of the crew did not speak English and did not converse with passengers. The food was mostly over or undercooked, no fresh vegetables and lots of puree. Tea and coffee only available at meal times or you had to pay. My cabin was too noisy to sleep, constant loud humming from generator. We didn't dock until late in the day so hardly any time ashore to explore. I left early when we docked in Opatija because I was desperate to get some sleep.
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The perfect trip - a cruise with friends on an 18 cabin yacht named the Maritimo helmed by Capt Dino and tour director Mariana. Our itinerary started in Split for 7 days, ending in Dubrovnik. Our cr…The perfect trip - a cruise with friends on an 18 cabin yacht named the Maritimo helmed by Capt Dino and tour director Mariana. Our itinerary started in Split for 7 days, ending in Dubrovnik. Our cruise mates were almost entirely from the US, however we had 2 Kiwis on board to make it an international crowd. Each day we started with a healthy, hearty cooked to order breakfast, swimming in the fabulous waters of the Adriatic then shower, a 3 course (1-2 hour long) lunch, while we sailed to our next island. We visited Hvar, Brac, and several other islands, one more enchanting than the next. A tour with a local tour guide took up a few hours in the afternoon, then we were free to continue touring, take another swim or shop. Tours included a great wine tasting in Vis (with amazing little bites), an oyster tasting - fresh from the Adriatic, tours of the town of Ston and it's ancient fortified walls and a wonderful gourmet Captains Dinner with local musicians.
The staff on Capt Dino's Maritimo was first rate, special requests were quickly honored (like extra pillows or towels). The ship itself was clean, in great condition and had fabulous air conditioning. The quarters were not luxurious but excellent. It's a small ship so the cabins were small, and if you sneezed or coughed your cabin mate next door could easily hear you.
Our tour guide Mariana was friendly, professional and a great problem solver. We truly lucked out because our entire group was friendly and we all bonded during the trip - I think Mariana and Dino had a lot to do with the positivity we felt the entire week. If you want to explore the coastline and islands of Croatia you should consider Katerina cruise lines. If you're lucky enough to get on the Maritimo tell Capt. Dino and his staff (especially Milos) we say hello and thank you again!