Europe - Mediterranean Cruise Reviews

This was a great cruise. The first two days were a little rough at sea, but that's due to the time of year and we understand that. The captain was very timely and got us to our destinations on time every time. The crew were friendly and there was always plenty of food. We will do it again w/the same cruise line but next time a warmer destination. :)

The ports were great. We had good weather. The food was OK, but not great. We had a very poor excursion to Jerusalem, which was a shame. We learned later that we could have easily caught the train and used taxis while we were there, which would have been less than half as much and we would have been able to spend more time in the old city. This was a special case, however,since the ship overnighted in Haifa. We took the tour to Jerusalem on Friday, and by the time we got to the old city everything was closing down for Shabat. The first day, was a Thursday and we took the train from Haifa to Tel Aviv on our own and had a lovely day.

The 10 day Mediterranean Cruise is a great value at this time of year. The crowds are gone, the weather is comfortable and it makes for a great vacation. The Royal Carribean Seranade of the Seas is a smaller but very comfortable ship and the food was great. All in all....a great time of year for a vacation in that part of Europe.

Every minute since you arrive until the last day that you leave the cruise was amazing every person that works on the ship always smiling willing to help with smile and going above and beyond, every tour we took in each city that we stop was great , we are looking forward for our next cruise

I decided to go on a cruise for Christmas. My sister and I chose this one. We were impressed with the cabin service. Our room was always clean and made up. The ship was also very clean. That is where it ended. After paying a large amount for the cruise we were nickled and dimed the whole trip. We had to pay for non-alcoholic and internet. The internet was so poor that it took forever to log in and log out using up all the time. In all everything was way over priced. In addition to things being over priced, we were required to pay gratuity. It didn't matter whether we receive good service or not.

I like brand new cruise.

Service at the Britannia Club was excellent. All the staff was very polite and well trained. The ship is beautiful and very well kept.

excellent cruise

I booked this cruise for Nov 2012 since I was traveling by myself and wanted a single cabin without paying double. The markup for the single cabin was only 20%. For that I got an inside cabin on front of the lower deck -- which was fine except for the noise/vibration from the side thrusters when the ship docked (not an issue if you're an early riser). Having traveled on most of the cruiselines I've realized that they all follow the same formula. No different here except that the majority of passengers were italian/spanish/french with a few germans/russians/asians/english. Almost no americans on the ship (which is ok by me). All communications were in italian/spanish/french/german/english and targeted towards your chosen language. NO language issues at all. I picked this cruise based in the itinerary and pricing and would do it again if the pricing were attractive. Would probably choose a different cruiseline if pricing/itinerary were the same. But no regrets. Italians has no sense of order or personal space and are always getting in your way, but you learn to deal with that soon enough. Just be a little pushy and get in their way and you'll be fine. They talk a lot but are mostly soft-spoken, not loud like we americans. The drinks package for 19.50 euro/day is great! Possibly a deciding factor on future Costa cruises.

The design was fantastic. It had Dale Chihuly glass and many exciting places to sit and enjoy.

Clean and well managed

THE SHIP WAS BEAUTIFUL AND VERY CLEAN, THE FOOD WAS GREAT AND THE ENTERTAINMENT WAS DESCENT AND THEY KNOW HOW TO SHOW YOU A GREAT TIME!!!

The ship in need of new updating of decro. and we hear it will be done after our departure. Would be interested in seeing the ship after it is redone.

Overall, really loved the ship and would go on this ship again!

Great ship. Good size.

wasted spaces - poor food - carnival doesn't care about passengers

This was my wife and my second cruise on Celebrity and we could not be happier. We saw many of the same staff from our first cruise a year prior and they all remembered us like it was yesterday. Words cannot describe how much we love these cruises. My wife says she will only cruise on Celebrity!

Beautiful ship with excellent service and food. Staff do a excellent job and work very, very hard. Michael and Joseph our cabin boys are excellent and do theyr jobs very well. Fallou and Zavia in Sillohoute are excellent as well. The ship is spotless, happy hour twice a day and service is top notch in every way. Deserts to die for. Large cabins and king size beds. Perfct, thank you very much.

Great value , nice boat , food good, they really worked at being friendly

This was a very nice and relaxing cruise. The port selected to visit were great and certainly interesting and the tour excursions totally covered each port.