Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise Reviews

Cruise spoilt by dirty noisey room and by lack of any planning when they knew the ship was going to be delayed by fog. Good points was the food, entertainment, friendly staff, and Santorini

Would not do it again - been there done that. The food on the ship was very average, the Shore Excursion Department should seriously review their excursions.

Wonderful cruise with friends with Kotor and Mykonos being highlights. We had a special offer with drinks package included otherwise drinks are expensive (e.g. $10.75 plus 18% for cocktails). The separate drinks package is now $108 per person per day with all cabin occupants having to pay

The Rhapsody of the Seas is an old boat. The crew works hard and long hours. it's not a ship to sail on if you are looking for new and exciting, its more sedate. You will pay for almost everything you do on ship. Look at your bill constantly as you will pay gratuity on everything, not that the people serving don't deserve it, but how about letting me decide. There isn't much to do on this ship other than drink cook in the sun and spend money, so if thats your thing and you don't have high expectations, this is a boat for you.

In general I am NOT a fan of cruising but my friends are. I did enjoy myself as most days we were in port and had excursions. The entertainment on board exceeded my expectations. The shows were very good.

We chose NCL cruise out of Venice as it was perfect for our schedule and we thought the itinerary was quite interesting. Even though things weren't perfect during this 7-day cruise (are they ever, though? :)) and I was rather disappointed with our interconnected staterooms situation, overall, we had very good times both on and off the ship.

Our first Norwegian, and VERY disappointing, which was surprising based on other friends experiences with NCL. We have done Carnival and MSC, and NCL places a very distant 3rd.

Obvious by comments on this page that Costa don't care, I had unfortunately booked 2 cruises on the same ship the Deliziosa , one I went on in September and the other booked for December 1st, the only saving grace was I was eating in Costa Club as a Diamond level passenger as service and entertainment was very poor. Imagine when I boarded for my December cruise to be told I could not have the Costa Club dining and I was to eat at 9.30, I asked to speak to a manager, was refused and eventually met up with 2 girls one a supposed superviser both verbally assaulted me wanting me to sign a piece of paper saying I would not be claiming a refund, I went to leave the ship got blocked by 3 security men, but eventually got off the ship collected my case and returned home, without signing my rights away. Surprise, surprise Costa have not responded to my e mail so beware don't book with Costa their benefits to keep you loyal are non existant.

We had a fabulous time! Our ports of calls were beautiful. I missed Kotor, sinse they changed it to Bar. We left Venice later sinse it was a reggatta on the canals. (Not the cruise company's fault) Weather was perfect, sea was smooth as mirror . We always found food to our likings. Washy-washy at dining rooms to prevent spreading germs. Our Captain was very informative at port arrivals and always on time! That was our second time with Norvegian cruise line and we would go again with them without hesitation !

Azamara have long been our favourite cruiseline. Others such as Oceania get close but don't quite give you the friendly nature of Azamara. The only shame I have is that they only have the two ships, although they move them nicely around the World so if you keep looking they will get to were you want to go at sometime. I have used several other cruiselines but would always us Azamara if they were going where I wanted to go.

Big ship with more options then you can experience, especially if you're off the ship as much as we were. Clean and very professional service throughout. We would cruise on this ship again.

Nice ship but king of small and with a small number of facilities, the Italian and Indian staff was very rude. I recommend this ship to families with small children because there were many activities for them and a nice water park

A great itinery but best to avoid the school summer holidays, as the ship is full of children and the ports of call are extremely busy, which can spoil it somewhat.

Many current reviews report that Rhapsody of the Seas is now a “very tired’ ship. In truth one would expect an element of this given the age of this ship. However, this 20 year old ship is generally well maintained and it is not the ‘tiredness” of the ship that disappointed us on this cruise but rather more the lack of service and drop in standards throughout. My wife & I have cruised with RCI previously - we have witnessed first hand a drop in service and overall standards - this due to obvious cost cutting and not enough staff. Also we experienecd 4 itinerary changes - Santorini, Jusadasi and Mykonos (x2) were dropped from our 14 nightc ruise. We do not think we will consider RCI again for a future cruise after this experience. P&O and NCL both of whom we have cruised with previosuly are a class ahead. We may try Celebrity (same company as RCI) as we have heard they are a step above the RCI fleet. Sorry RCI but you let us down this time.

Great poets, great entertainment, but ship was far too crowded and seating at buffet was next to impossible and the lack of professionalism in regard to the wait staff in the main dining room was incredible. We have been on 6 cruises through 2 different cruise lines Inclusive of NCL, and have had beyond wonderful experiences. However, we have no intentions of booking another with NCL.

This was a great way to celebrate our 25th anniversary. The only real complaint that I had was the constant feeling that we were being "up-sold" to spend extra money for things - "Specialty" coffee was another $2-3. "Specialty" restaurants were extra. Most of the fitness center classes were extra. Extra charge to gamble in the casino and charge it to our cabin. Etc. However, all that being said, we're really looking forward to the next cruise!

We had a blast! You make your own experience. We met so many wonderful people- staff and guests. A great time! Staying in a suite was the icing on the cake. Get the drink package, well worth it even if you are not a big drinker, includes water, premium coffees and other perks. also, we got the picture package.

Great ship. Greece was amazing. Princess quieter than carnival onboard which was nice. Better food and service. Near par with what we have experienced with Disney

Loved this cruise especially Dubrovnik and Montenegro. They were the big surprise of the trip. Disappointed with Santorini which was too touristy and prices exaggerating. Cable car wait too long

From start to finish this was a fantastic cruise. We are counting down until our next!