Nick, our cruise director, was the best cruise director we’ve ever encountered in the many river and ocean cruises we have taken!! He was friendly, accommodating, patient, and showed great humour (and restraint) when problems arose. From now on, he is the “bar” by which I will evaluate other cruise directors.

This was one of our best holidays in 2015. Schedule and organisation were perfect. The staff was very professional – special thanks to the Bulgarian staff on the ship! Nick, the programme director was OUTSTANDING! Our room was very clean and comfortable. Food was good, so was the service. The programme included very interesting places to visit and enjoy.

Our cruise director, Nick, had to be the best ever! We had the cabin on the bottom deck but it was great – roomy, very comfortable and everything felt so intimate on the ship – that’s the beauty of having less than 200 people on board!! The food was incredible and we took over 1500 pictures and had the trip of a lifetime. We will take another river cruise in the future.

Three Western Samoans were fishing when their boat ran out of fuel. Adrift for 18 days, the men existed on raw fish and rainwater. Odyssey was the first shipped that had passed close to them. Another hour and we would have been sailing past in darkness, perhaps unaware of their plight. That evening at the conclusion of the show, Cruise Director, Nick Hale, announced that the men were doing fine after being examined by the ship’s doctor. They had showered and put on fresh clothes before enjoying a meal of chicken and rice. And the best part of all—they had been allowed to contact family members. The same family members who had been preparing funeral services, since the men had been declared lost at sea over a week ago.

Seabourn Odyssey Cruise Director Nick Hale shared this story and photo with us: A couple of weeks ago, Seabourn Odyssey crossed the International Dateline, meaning that we had Sunday, February 29th for 48 hours! It was a true Groundhog moment.

In Venice, our old Cruise Director went home on leave and his replacement arrived. Enter Nick Hale. The last time I sailed with Nick was on Seabourn Pride 3 years ago. He is a larger than life cheeky chappy from Ireland/Yorkshire and he makes me laugh. I do like Nick.

Our Cruise Director Nick was a hoot and very accommodating to all of the guest needs. A great singer and comedian also. We are looking forward to taking another River Cruise in the near future.