Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise Reviews

Overall we made the best of the disappointments presented by NCL. We planned this for a long time as a 60th bday celebration, Masters graduation, and cancer survival. So maybe my expectations were too high. Ship was nice, food was okay, service was great other than Customer Service Desk. Free at Sea not as promised. Next Cruise not worth the time to plan. The ship took us to the ports we wanted to see. Will need to think about booking NCL again.

Great cruise it was like an adventure every day would highly recommend

Azamara is positioned similar to Regent or Oceania, however it does not execute as well as those. The ship is well appointed and even though it's 20+ yrs old, the last dry dock was 2018 and they did a good job in updating the ship. Regular cabins are tiny, the ocean club suites are very spacious and well appointed. Food is average at best; Specialty dining is 8/10 overall good but some execution flaws with seafood (crabcakes, lobster, scallops). General dining is not good; Powdered oily eggs, some frozen items. For lunch I stuck with salads and burgers which are easy to execute. Service was exceptional. Also itinerary is good as all days there's a port call and generous time to spend on each, however a couple of ports (Argostoli and Olympia) were filler ports. Embarkation was confusing; The customer service team couldn't confirm if we needed to show up to Venice Marittima or Chioggia. We showed up at Marittima and there was no signage of Azamara personnel. After 3 stops within the port we finally found them and the took us to the ship. Had I know that we could embark myself in Chioggia, we could have driven ourselves. Accounting/Guest relations/Bill settlement was very confusing; A day before disembarking I requested a balance of my total vacation charges, the staff provided a balance of $380 debit. I spent an additional $100 and expected $480 the last day I was charged $1,424. While I requested a balance for the total spend, guest relations only gave me the balance for the amount while on board and did not clarify of the extra $948 spent on prepaid tours before embarkation date, so beware that any charges prior to embarkation are not included in partial balances while on board. In Summary. Excellent itineraries and Service, Fair ship and amenities, Average to below average food and some process flaws keep Azamara a tad below its more established comparable peers.

Overall extremely pleasant cruise. We really enjoyed the small size of the ship and the limited number of passengers.

This was a great itinerary to explore the Eastern Med. Get off the ship in each and every port even if you do not have an excursion. We were especially happy we chose the sailing that featured an overnight in Istanbul - one day is not enough and we would have loved one more.

Quite simply the best ocean cruise experience I've had. The itinerary is magical, the ship is sublime, the staff is top notch and the shore excursions are curated for "the thinking person". Viking is on the top of its game. Can't wait until my next Viking Ocean cruise in May 2025!

its a nice cruises but few things should get fix. what I did not like is how small the Balcony was, can barely fit both of us

The room we were provided for 4 people was extremely small. The staff did nothing to accommodate us, and I find that extremely unacceptable. 2 people were given a let out couch to sleep on, which was so disappointing because only one of them could fit.

Day's go by very quickly, no at sea days but this is one of the best value cruises I have been on.

The vibe club made our trip. We spent part of every day there. Tracelie and Andre are the best!! Ship was pretty and there was plenty to do for everyone. Food was delicious.

Again, i was disappointed in the “luxury” tour. I did not feel that it lived up to its reputation . Comcei There was very little, if any interaction with other passengers or crew. In speaking with a few other first time cruisers, there was a familiar feeling. The WiFI was horrible!!!!!!!!!!! Not enough tours of overall places that were moderate or less strenous. We were under the impression that young children were not allowed on ship. There were several very young children, often disruptive.

Very nice Aegean sea cruise. The staffs were very polite and did try their best to serve the passengers. The ship itself is a little bit old and can use some painting and remodeling.

We had a magnificent experience on the Breakaway in the Baltic. The pearl was noisy and poolside activities were loud and juvenile. NCL turned what could have been a super European cruise into a crappy Caribbean style Frat Party aimed at the 21-35 age group. Tender ports should be avoided. NCL could not organise the tenders from shore to ship. They put an effort into disembarkation but could care less about the chaos, queue jumping etc that went on at dockside for the return.

For my first open water cruise it was great. I like the fact that you can see a lot of different places without having to unpack and repack and if you're tired of shore you can just sit back and relax. well worth it for me.

Really enjoyed this cruise only 2 sea days and more ports.

Great cruise for the price, good food, great ports, good activities, limited child activities

This cruise exceeded our expectations in every way. Outstanding ports of call.

A great get-away! The ship and crew were first class. Food and entertainment were the best!

Nice ship, great itinerary, ports are very near the town, food needs improvement

Overall great trip, but beware technology issues (though a relatively minor blip unlikely to effect most travelers).