Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise Reviews

What a trip !!! the new design of the Pricess Ruby's Piazza is just wonderful . This was our 5th trip on the Princess Cruises and it will not be the last . The itenery from Barcelona to Venice is the best way to see the MED.and covers most of the best stops one could choose . The new Royal Pricess is due to launch in June 2013 and we are planning to book a whole family event ( 11 people ) to do the same trip BUT with our family . Can't wait !!

We had a wonderful cruise on the Cebrity Equinox to ports of call in Italy, Greece and Turkey.

I loved the Equinox trip. The ports were all fantastic; the staff went above and beyond my expectations. I especially liked that all of the staff I dealt with remembered our names and asked about our day.

Beautiful, clean

The experience was marvelous. The ports of call were varied and the excursions booked through the RCI were good, though, as is customary, overpriced. The Staff, especially Madgdalena and Ravi were exceptional

Grandeur of the Seas was the right size...not too big and not too small. The Chef's Table was a wonderful surprise and the best night. The waiter staff, the cabin staff and customer service were helpful and hard working. We were upgraded to a balcony and our room was magnifient. Bingo was fun, the dancing classes were amazing and the excursions were run very organized.

We thoroughly enjoyed this cruise, and believe it was a good bargain for the discounted price that we paid through United. The ship was in good condition, crew very helpful, and the itinerary was perfect. The entertainment wasn't as good as Holland America or NCL, but they were friendly and gave it a good try. One criticism is that we only saw the captain once during the captain's toast, but never saw him walking around the ship or engaging other guests and posing for photo ops like we saw on Holland America or NCL.

The ship is beautiful, the rooms are very comfortable, and the staff are very attentive and friendly.

Loved the boat and spa but the food variety and quality were poor

Cruised with a family of four. It was a great vacation. Port calls make all the difference too. It was a lot sightseeing for two kids in a 7 day period, but all worth it. Kids loved the kids center (Adventure Ocean) and wanted to go every day. Fortunately the staff was wonderful. The ship is getting old and there are many more RCCL ships with more to offer, but again the itinerary makes the difference. Dubrovnik and Mykonos were our favorite stops. Food was great too. Gets a little busy in the Windjammer at times, but with food available 20 hours a day, you never went hungry. In addition, we traveled with another family and was able to sit at dinner with them each night. The wait staff took great care of the children. Would recommend to anyone wanting to explore the eastern med.

We enjoyed the ship - very very clean, very very friendly and enthusiastic staff - restaurant food was very good, buffet food was good - shows were good - excursions were good - except for the carpet factory - spa package for week use of spa was great & relaxing - overall we had a wonderful time -

The itinerary was great, and most of the on-board entertainment was really fun. The performers in all of the shows were great, and I was never bored. But, there were almost constant announcements over the PA in guestroom areas that woke me up in the morning and during daytime/evening naps (it was our honeymoon, we needed rest!). The content of the announcements was always unnecessary and repeated in 7 languages.

Loved the cruise-we took our little boy with us for his 4th birthday and it was GREAT! We had a mini-suite and it was perfect size-would advise if taking children-gives them enough space of their own. The mini suite has a bathtub which made going back to the room to bath easier since he could still swim! The staff was amazing-everyone was outgoing and polite. For food we enjoyed had lots of fresh fruit and yogurt. Only big down fall was the buffet area would get extremely crowded and there was no seating at times-we usually ate in the kids corner at the small tables-which was fine with us.

It was a nice ship, but not the nicest I've been on.

The Carnival Breeze exceed our expectation. The ship was big and beautifully decorated. We were impress by its size and beauty.

The Equinox is a very modern cruise ship, with wonderful accommodations, varied on-board activities,and a professional & helpful staff.

Excellent new ship with excellent and dedicated personnel. The only minor thing is that the gym is too small for the amount of people nowadays taking care of their fitness.

We were expecting a pristine ship having just come out of dry dock and a refurb just two weeks before, but walking the promenade deck, rust was everywhere, windows needed replacing as they were fogged up and it didn't look "refurbed" at all from the outside. The rooms however were obviously re-done and they looked better. Flat screen TV's and information monitors near the elevators were a nice touch as was the centrum shows. The addition of specialty dining was also nice except for CHOPS. There the noise from the centrum made dining not so enjoyable.

everything was excellent, the cruise, the food the enterainment and especially the waiters in the restaurant

I was a bit disappointed, the cruise nickel and dime the guest, things such as soda and juice you must pay for on the ship. The action which up set me the most was a few days before the day of departure, they cancelled a port of call with no real explaination and instead of replacing it with another port they made it a sea day where they tried to sell us things like fake jewelry. Overall the cruise was Ok in comparision to other cruises.