Most Recent Reviews
Review of Palermo, Sicily
Reviewed by JackM Review Date: 06/10/2007
Rating: (6) Recommended
Selinunte and Marinella
Adults $129, Children $109
Walk in the footsteps of the ancients during a visit to the Acropolis in Selinunte and bask in the warm breezes on a sun-soaked beach at Marinella.
Rob and Keith: Betuiful, pretty sunny day.
Ruins were more spectacular than described in the literature. Rate them a 10!
The beach was disappointing because it was very windy and cold. No one got in the water.
Lunch was disappointment. Cold traditional buffet outside - olives, raw fish, and wine.
Pros:
Ruins, LunchCons:
BeachReview of Palermo, Sicily
Reviewed by JackM Review Date: 06/10/2007
Rating: (9) Recommended
Palermo on our own
Cheryl and Mark -- Wandered on our own, found a wonderful market and thought it was most like Sicilian life. We saw many of the same things others probably did on their tours... Cathedral, 4 corners with the Kings, back along the harbour. Walked about 2.5 miles.
Pros:
Free, close to ship.Cons:
—Review of Palermo, Sicily
Reviewed by JackM Review Date: 06/10/2007
Rating: (8) Recommended
Village of Cefalu
$69 Adults, $59 Children
Revel in the age-old antiquity of Palermo and escape to Cefalu where the stunning Cathedral and medieval lavatory await. Although the Cathedral is w/c accessable, the lavatory is not.
Sharon:
Village of 10, scenery lovely. Guide talked too much and spent too much time in cathedral - really boring. More time in the village would have been nice.
Pros:
Village was lovelyCons:
too much time in Cathedral, not enough time in VillageReview of Palermo, Sicily
Reviewed by JackM Review Date: 06/10/2007
Rating: (5) Recommended
Mysterious Palermo
$59 Adults, $49 Children
Visit historical sites, including the Catacombs of the Cappuccini, the Zisa Castle, and the Spasimo Church. Warning: includes realistic remains of people.
Chris and Beci Mahnken:
Not much mysterious about it. Limited time at the stops. Tour guide knowledgeable but didn't deal well with a larger tour group.
Catacombs should be at the beginning of the tour. They rate a 6, rest of a tour a 5.
Read the Mahnken's blog entry on Palermo:
http://www.allearsnet.com/blogs/guestblog/2007/05/chris_mahnken_arriving_in_pale.html
Pros:
Palermo City Life, Fixed the busCons:
Tour cut short, non working busReview of Palermo, Sicily
Reviewed by JackM Review Date: 06/10/2007
Rating: (7) Recommended
Erice and Segesta
$145 Adult, $125 Child
Walk in the footsteps of history as you tour the ancient Temple and Theatre at Segesta before flying high in a cable car to the medieval village of Erice.
Gary Falcon:
Very rushed, in fact the tour guide mixed 2 busses of folks and I got separated from my wife. She never got up the hill to the old theatre.
Food very good.
Would have rated higher except we were very rushed, even at the bathroom stops.
Pros:
Scenery - incredible views, bus ride downCons:
Very VERY rushedReview of Palermo, Sicily
Reviewed by JackM Review Date: 06/10/2007
Rating: (6) Recommended
Palermo and Ballaro Market
$49 Adults, $39.00 Children
"Retreat to a place seemingly frozen in time during this tour of Palermo's renowned historical sites, including the awe-inspiring Cathedral of Palermo and 1000 year old Ballero Market
Sandy Fiedler: May 2007
Average tour, guide was a little too chatty especially outside the Cathedral. Market is outdoors but not near as nice as the outdoor markets in Paris.
Pros:
Extra historical tidbitsCons:
Tour Guide couldn't seem to keep accurate count of folks.Review of Yachtsman Steakhouse
Reviewed by elbmas Review Date: 01/15/2015
Rating: (8) Recommended
Wife and I had dinner here on Tuesday 1/13 night. We were staying off property for other obligations, but made the effort and reservations for dinner here. This has always been one of our favorite restaurants. The food was excellent. My wife had the 8 oz filet and I had the KC strip and both were cooked as expected. We did not order appetizer as the desserts looked scrumptious. We had the chocolate peanut butter cake which was excellent. The main issue was that a large party sat next to us as we were ordering our main courses. This party may have been the rudest and most obnoxious I have ever seen in a restaurant. The manager did move us into the VIP alcove to alleviate our frustration and the rest of the dinner passed without event. Lulu was our server and did her best to make the rest of the evening enjoyable. We will come back to the Yachtsman, but we will also be on the watch for this type of behavior. Oh as an aside, all of the staff was great and apologetic but like everywhere else in Orlando people apologize for these types of inconveniences, but there is NEVER any type of reimbursement.
Pros:
service and steak qualityCons:
other patronsReviewed by chrisac64 Review Date: 01/15/2015
Rating: (2) Not Recommended
Third time taking daughter to Akershus over the last two years.
All previous times were ok. This time the food on the menu is the same but the preparation is much different. They do not give you a printed photo anymore, you have to go online and print it out yourself. The princess's only made one round in the time we were there. Previous visits they made two and had a parade for the children twice. And the service was very lacking.
A huge difference than our previous experience in April of 2014.
I diff entry would recommend people to save there money and spend it at another dining experience.
Pros:
Get to meet some princessesCons:
Food was poor,no printed photos now,poor service,limited time with charactersReview of Akershus Royal Banquet Hall - Breakfast
Reviewed by rak2418185 Review Date: 01/18/2015
Rating: (10) Recommended
The first time we went here my daughter was 3 . She was treated like a "real" princess. Pictures,autographs,hugs ,the works ! We went back three other times and each time the same expierience even had Snow White and Jasmine sing Happy Birthday to her when she was 4! Now 14 we went last spring, she ASKED for this breakfast. It was like she was 3 again. This spring we will be going back to WDW and again she asked for this meal !!!You know it's being done right when a teenage girl asks for something she did when she was 3-7!! Breakfast is great -lunch I wasn't a fan ,but breakfast is great. You have to remember that this is Norweigen food, not the local diner! !! If you have little girls, of any age ,this is the place to be. By far it has been and is one of the highlights of our trips!!
Pros:
food,princessesCons:
noneReview of 'Ohana Dinner
Reviewed by CinCin Review Date: 01/17/2015
Rating: (8) Recommended
I first visited 'Ohana in 2012 and had such a wonderful visit that when I returned Nov 2014, I made sure to book 'Ohana for another meal. I had heard that they had made many changes and had taken several of my favorites off the menu so I was a bit apprehensive as a picky eater that I might go away hungry and disappointed but I really wanted to judge for myself and not rely on other's reviews entirely and potentially miss a great experience. I really loved 'Ohana so much last time so I gave it another try. I am delighted to report that I did not walk away hungry and I had another wonderful meal. There were a few changes from my last visit, but the staff there were all very accommodating and they tried to fix everything I wanted. The salad has been replaced with vegetable lettuce wraps but I asked for a salad instead which they fixed. They did not have chicken skewers any longer but they did offer to prepare me some flame grilled chicken except it wouldn't have any seasoning other than salt and pepper so I declined the offer. I asked for all my meat to be well done and the chef was happy to prepare it just so for me. I ended up with so much food to eat that I was too full for dessert. I did eat a couple of bites just to say I did, but truly I was already stuffed from a great meal. I enjoyed the beef very much and the seasoning they used was quite tasty. I don't eat shrimp but they were shell on and looked to be quite a chore to get to. The lomein noodles didn't have much flavor and I was a bit disappointed in that but a good spoonful of the peanut sauce fixed them right up. I loved the potstickers and the chicken wings were good too but a mess to eat as they were pre-sauced and you need plenty of napkins. The bread pudding was good too, but honestly I only had two or maybe three bites and was too full to really enjoy it. They do tend to bring the fast fast and furious, and I had to tell them several times I wasn't ready for the skewers yet. I didn't let them rush me. But when I say several times, I really mean about 4 or 5. Granted it was different servers coming 'round asking, but still I almost got annoyed by their persistence but then I decided that I was going to dine at my pace and not let them rush me. So they brought the bread, salad, potstickers, lo mein, stir fry vegetables and chicken wings pretty much all one after the other non stop and I couldn't stop them. I tried. The only real complaint I had was a personal space issue but I didn't say anything to staff about it. I was seated at the table where all the kids line up for the coconuts for the races and they were all up against my table, seriously touching my table, and it quite bothered me that were all over my food and in my personal space. I had already finished my meal and was waiting for dessert, but still... Overall, I had a wonderful experience once again and 'Ohana will remain on my list of "Must Do's".
