Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise Reviews

We were excited to take our first Norwegian Cruise out of Venice after cruising on Princess, Carnival and Royal Caribbean. The staff on the ship were great...we had lost luggage issues and the staff took right over and track our bags. The offered us complimentary laundry services too. The bags arrived in our second port of call.

Our biggest negative on the cruise was the feeling we were being nickel and dime'd. Room service was an upcharge of $7.95 and they brought a tiny carafe of coffee (enough for two cups)., We did it once and never ordered again. Also, the food in the main dining rooms was average at best. We believe the reason for this was to force you to go to specialty dining (another upcharge).

I would rather pay more for a cruise than to be charged for everything once on board!

I enjoyed the cruise. Crews are Customer oriented. Service is efficient.

I suggest to review their internet package (too expensive like 149$ US for one week)

I suggest they emphasize on single travelers and offer better cruise fees.

Did not appreciate Athen Greece. Loved Dubronvik and Split in Croatia and had fun in Turkey shopping.

We choose the free style dinning package, since just the two of we were traveling.

We also had the ultimate dinning package. Everything was just great. the service , food, atmosphere. Dinning with sunsets and sunrises everyday was such a treat.

The  ports of call where perfect.

Yes I would highly recommend this cruise to anyone.  Especially anyone with

Croatian heritage. 

We booked back to back 14 days of the cruises.   We are so blessed that we did this because not only we tour around the sea the land , as well as the culture and the myth !!

All of my friends are interested on going now !!

Talk about a fabulous vacation!!!

The Jade was beautiful, the staff was incredible, the entertainment and food were top notch! Everything was simply wonderful!

The islands, one more beautiful than the next!

My room attendant, Jill (cabin 9057) was truly amazing-and deserves HUGE KUDOS!

Towards the end of the trip, my moms sciatica acted up, and the staff went out of their way to ensure she was comfortable at all times. All very warm, and sincere. 

Again, KUDOS to a wonderful team, and thank you for making such a great vacation, even more amazing!

The ship was clean, the crew was friendly and attentive, food was very good. The itinerary was quite good... a better choice might be a ten day cruise with the additions of a couple more Greek islands and Athens (Piraeus).    Entertainment was a bit cheezy, mostly because of poor choreography, some very strange costumes and some questionable musical selections.  Shuttle service to the old town in Corfu was disjointed... requiring a walk to the port buses, disembark to walk through the customs building and then board the shuttle.  It seemed as though not all ships in port were doing this particular little dance. All in all though, enjoyable and good value.

The cruise was great. I enjoyed all the stops that we have made. The wait staff was not very attentive in the pool area. Always had to chase them down, and finally just gave in an just went to the bar to get our own drinks. Disappointed in that, and about half of them seemed to be pained in waiting on people to get their drink order.

This trip was amazing! For me,cruising is all about the shore excursions. Norwegian had super options and included small group tours to Olympia and Delos. Well worth the extra price. 4X4 in Santorini was a blast and lunch was delicious. Right by the sea in a small town. Norwegian also caters to solo travelers. Never felt awkward.

we enjoyed are cruise greatly. We missed our flight,thanks to delta inability to leave on time and having the connecting flight leaving early. We caught up to the cruise at its first port. Hal was very accommodating. Our room was wonderful and the food was great. We ate at all three specialty restaurants and was very impressed. We were disappointed that we had to skip a port because off rough water. But all in all it was fantastic.

This was such an amazing experience. I have to express special thanks to the medical crew on the cruise: Dr. Rosa, Daniella, Bianca and Tonya who took exceptional care of me when I unexpectedly got ill during the commencement of my cruise. Thanks to a great medical team, I was better within a couple of days which permitted me to truly enjoy my trip. Great service and staff!  

Enjoyed every single second of this cruise. Each destination was absolutely gorgeous!! This was our first cruise and we were very impressed. Will be taking more cruises in our future! We loved the variety of things to do onboard and flexibility of disembarking at ports. Drink package was well used, but not explained well even though we asked at least 5 people what our package included (no one gave us the same answer twice). Great staff and entertainment! 

The cruise itself was overall good, and the staff, cleanliness of the ship, food, and excursions were very good.  However, there were just too many kids and not enough space for adults to enjoy and relax.  It would have been better, if there was a larger pool for adults only and if kids were kept out of the bars/clubs at night.

Enjoyed this cruise very much. Impressed by the onboard entertainment. Our cabin was not prober cleaned upon embarkation and this gave a minus in the overall rating.

Every port of call was excellent, and all the guides lived up to expectations. There was plenty to do on the ship without becoming overwhelmed. The entertainment was wonderful. The staff was attentive and friendly. The ship was decorated in original artwork by famous masters. The boutiques were well-stocked and overpriced, but they were on a floor that was easy to skip.

The cruise itinerary was good and although we have done this cruise prior there were 2 new ports for us being Kotor and Agostoli. Both these were great stops and the hosts were very good.

In general we enjoyed the cruise but the vessel seemed to be not as well kept as other ships we have been on and the food quality was average not outstanding and this was dissappointing to us!

The service level was good and in certain case WOW certainly applied!

Very nice cruise itinerary and also a good ship, with a crew caring for the passengers. Drawback: Two ports required tendering, but worked well - and the very  hot weather this early August.

My boyfriend and I took our first Mediterranean cruise through RC and had a fantastic time. The entertainment staff was very interested in everyone having a good time. The staff was extremely nice, but I feel a little understaffed. I didn't feel as pampered as the previous three cruises I've taken. 

AIR PORT DO NOT PROCESS TAX REFUND FOR MSC'S. THEY SAID SHOULD DO ON THE SHIP BUT, SERVICE DESK STAFF SAID DO IT AT THE AIR PORT. MAILED THE FORM TO THE MSC. PLS, PROCESS MY TAX REFUND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS IS A SUCH A HASSLE!!!

Thanks! 

Our family cruise was very nice.  The ship is very clean and lovely.  The service was very good.  The food was abundant and ok.  The ports visited were very enjoyable and beautiful. We found there could be improvement in some areas and made the comments directly to the shipping company.  All in all we enjoyed the cruise and maybe we will cruise again.

I traveled with my teenaged daughter and we had a wonderful time.  The ship was lovely and the service was outstanding.  Ideally, I would try to go a little earlier in the year, even late spring, to avoid the heat.  

I also highly recommend booking through SkyMiles Cruises. Our representative, Kimberly, did an excellent job and also followed up to make sure that we did not have any last minute changes.  I would definitely book through SkyMiles Cruises again.