MV Aurora - Ellora Deck

With Reuben Goossens

Cruise’n’Travel Journalist / Cruise Reviewer & Maritime Historian

P&O Cruises UK

A Carnival Corp Company

MV Aurora

2006 World Cruise Review

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Ellora Deck

Explorers Tour Desk

Explorers Tour Deck is located portside of the Atrium

Shopping at the Atrium

Lower level” Piccadilly Shops & the Emporium – Upper level: Mayfair Boutique

Medina Restaurant

This Restaurant is located amidships and has two entrances. One via a sweeping staircase from Promenade Deck, the other Port forward of the Restaurant. The Restaurant’s décor has a Moorish flavour, which is introduced by the tile features lining the walls and the large tent like umbrella features ling the ceiling. As can be seen via the photographs below along the sides of the restaurant there are magnificent stained glass features and superb drapes. Seating is for two, four six and a few tables for eight. The grand piano is located mid to port of the room, and plays upon entry at dinner.

Entrance from Ellora Deck

Entrance from Promenade Deck

Rear” My travelling companion, Mr. Hun-Eng Tan and myself

Front: Good friends, George and Eileen Walsh, who were our table companions to Southampton on Oriana last year (2005)

Photograph by our brilliant table steward, Santoshi

Alexandra Restaurant and Chocoholics

The Egypt inspired Alexandria Restaurant is aft of the ship, thus being surrounded on three sides by full length windows, giving a magnificent view of the ocean. Again this room has two entrances, one by a short staircase, the other being a level one. This restaurant is far more contemporary as the photographs will reveal. The Egyptian flavour comes from a series of paintings of the pyramids and other Egyptian scenes. At the entrance is the Grand Piano and a statue of two Ibis.

Regularly throughout the cruise, various buffet lunches are featured in the Alexandra Restaurant, offering Indian, Seafood and other specialities. However, one of the most popular events is always the Chocoholics afternoon tea.

INDEX

Page 1 - Main page

Page 2 – Accommodation

Page 3 – Navigation and Sun decks

Page 4 – Lido deck

Page 5 – Devanha deck

Page 6 – Promenade deck

Page 7 – Ellora deck

Page 8 – Formosa Deck & the Atrium

Page 9 – Final comments

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Please Note: Cruise-Australia is a non-commercial and privately owned cruise site. The author has been in the passenger shipping industry since 1960 and is currently semi-retired, but continues to write cruise and ship reviews and articles in order to better to inform cruise and ship enthusiasts and provide information for those intending a cruise in the future.

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