Europe - Mediterranean Cruise Reviews

Not what I was expecting from NCL, this was more like a Costa cruise, not sure what caused the issues. I'm thinking a combination of it being an older ship, going out of unsupported ports (not local to NCL, with less logistical support) and lack of a full or health staff was the cause of our disappointment with this cruise.

MSC provided a good value for the price. The ship is well-maintained and the staff is friendly. The food is good.

Every moment on the ship was wonderful. The layout of the ship allows you to wander without crowds but is intimate enough to get to know your fellow travelers.

This was our first cruise, and Viking made it so special it wont be our last. As a matter of fact, we booked our next Viking Ocean Cruise while on board.

The ports were excellent, the Ship and overall onboard experience was terrible.

Excellent cruise for the ports of call, lots of full days off the ship which was nice. The ship is well appointed and they do a great job of entertaining and keeping you engaged if you would like to be. The rooms are sizable and clean. Great value for the money. Only complaint was the lack of options for food and drink. The standard dining was not very good.

In the Dining Room, food was not tasty at all. In the buffet restaurant, we had to line up for everything, tea, coffee, water. The type of bread has not changed anywhere for the 7 days, the buffet had different pastas daily which are all the same taste.

Good price for a Mediterranean cruise. Loved the stops. Food on MSC is pretty good but their desserts need work. Staff is good. Amazing the ability to converse in so many languages.

I very much enjoyed this cruise. Lived the karaoke team... Lived Andrea Tammie at the windjammer as well as the Philippine gentlemen who really packed the house and was wonderful. Loved lindjy who organized the solo travelers group and did a wonderful job of getting us together and booking dinners. Had a great group of solid.. Lots of clicking going on so we all felt close soon.. shows were entertaining.. Jason the singer Peter the magician, Nicola the singer, the Violin player.. The cat... Everyone was great. Good was very good.. Very accommodating staff.

Very poor experience with staff and cruise excursion team.

Loved the free drinks at meals and no charges for specialty dining. All excursions were really good. First time on Viking for us.

A very good first trip to Europe. If you're considering going to Europe for the first time, I would highly recommend this cruise. Takes you to many lovely places and you get quite a bit of time to enjoy them. Ship itself is very good and had plenty of amenities for a family with young children.

MSC. Go for the itineraries. At least on Magnifica, the food has been aeful on both our trips and the service subpar. It's a 2 star hotel that moves you from port to port. If that's all you want from the cruise, you'll be happy. I thought Carnival was low class, but this was worse.

Overall, good cruise; few things could use improvement. TV in room very unfriendly to English speakers... only one English news channel, and movies were not free. Evening shows were nice.

After taking many cruises on 6 different cruise lines this was the worst one. They cancelled two of our tours (not enough booked them), they cancelled a port stop in Sicily (the only reason we booked on Costa was that they stopped there), you cannot download the Costa app on US phones and the food was terrible. We were celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary along with my in-laws celebrating their 6oth and my son celebrating his 15th. We were all very disappointed and wished we would have done something else. It will be remembered for all the wrong reasons.

This was a great cruise to give you a overview of the many ports that you visit. There is not enough time at each port to take more then one tour. This is a great way to explore and plan future trips to see an area like Athens at a future time.

The cruise was wonderful. The information we were given did not make it clear that Athens and Rome are not actually where the ship is docked. Having been to both Athens and Rome on prior trips, we understood that, but some of our passengers were a little confused that the ports were a good distance from the cities. Most of our ports were amazing. We were disappointed in Messina. There was not much to see in the city. I suppose the optional trips were better than the city tour. Overall, the itinerary was good. (Too bad the day at sea was so turbulent!)

The ports of call were great spots. The ship did the passengers a great disservice by the way they handled them.

Es un Barco mediano y Viejo, creo que por eso el precio tan atractivo de cuatrocientos cincuenta por la semana con bebidas e internet. Si requiere una renovación en general. El personal amable en general, solo los bartenders muy lentos y perezozos. Las comidas nada espectaculares ni sus sabores ni su variedad, solo la cena diaria de gala hace honor, por eso No hay que perdersela. Los shows amenizan y estan bien. Hay mucho ambiente en los bares por la gente y los animadores, un gran punto a favor. Lo malo fue la ruta pues de 7 noches fueron 2 dias de mar y solo 4 paradas, y la ultima Split estaba lloviendo imposible bajar, además de que anochecía muy pronto, mala fecha para tomar en cuenta. Lo mas malo de Todo es que llego y Desembarco tarde 2 horas despues y nos creo un caos por la perdida de aviones. Aprender que no se puede confiar como en Florida que vas directo al aeropuerto, pues tienen los tiempos muy ajustados y por un Temporal en la mar no llegan a tiempo¡¡¡

Beautiful ship, wonderful staff, great new friends made! I think I learned more than anything else that especially in larger ports like Athens to spend less money on hop on hop off busses rather than the excursions.