Europe - Mediterranean Cruise Reviews

Menus were boring and redundant; 24/7 room service menu is extremely limited, which is understanding. However, to not offer a typical staple such as eggs is beyond my comprehension. Especially since Carnival Cruise Line message while you are holding to speak to a representative advertises having eggs delivered to your room at mid-night Stateroom 8470 was very noisy, all around us, we could here each time someone flushed their toilet, open/closed stateroom doors and balcony doors. It was as if we were being hit over the head with a hammer. The mechanical workings of the vessel were unbearable at times.

The ship is huge but what I noticed is the common areas smaller to give way for more cabins.

Brand new ship with a very fresh, clean look. Staff very friendly. Food was excellent.

Great trip. Smooth cruise. Inside small cabin has more room if you have twin beds. Delta Skymiles was great.

This is my third cruise with Carnival and their cost cutting efforts are very evident and have been put into effect with total disregard for their guests. The food was mediocre as was the entertainment with re-runs of the ship dancers-singers bits. Facility hours are shortened resulting in long lines at critical times. On the plus side the entire staff was excellent (although the captain couldn't seem to keep the ship on schedule) as was the ships maintenance of clean attractive surroundings. The 3 shore excursions we took were very over priced and poorly organized with the guides English marginal. Will not cruise Carnival again.

The ship is very beautiful and has some nice features. But the service was very disappointing. Drink service to tables was very slow. Most often, I was getting my own drinks at the bar. Dining room was limited in drink offerings. The service in the dining room was relatively good, but the food was average at best. Very limited selection for kids that included cheese pizza that was microwaved. We selected the ships because of the ports of call (Italy, Greece, Turkey, and Croatia). The ports were great!

Carnival Breeze was a wonderful and beautiful ship with friendly staff. The special effects on the shows were great

Very beautiful ship with terrific staterooms. Plenty of storage space and really nice big bathrooms with an actual rounded shower door instead of curtain. Great service throughout the ship.

We were very disappointed in the \"NEW\" ship! The food was terrible and the activities on the ship without merit. The shows were ameturish except for the comics. We were very disappointed and will not travel with Carnival again! however the ports were magnificent. Luckly we made our excursions with other companies. The few we took with Carnival were not as good.

The ship was well managed and maintained. The food was excellant. The speciality resturants were very good but really no need to use them unless a special occasion. Buffet was clean and well stocked. Being able to have two bottles of wine in our room was also a nice feature.

Would select another port in Greece rather than Corfu. Would not visit Bari . Perhaps another full sea day instead. We visited San Marino and loved it, but not much Said about it by the Cruise Line, same with Taromina in Sicily. Two great trips. We had a group of 8 in Aqua Class and had a few dining accommodation issues in the Blu restaurant . The Issues were resolved to our satisfaction after a couple days. The Blu and Tuscan servers were fantastic and food was wonderful. Ship entertainment was very good and good variety. The ship is beautiful and friendly staff everywhere. There were a few soot issues on the top deck aft at sail away time. Stacks blew soot all over the lawn seating and aft balconies.

The ship was absolutely beautiful from stem to stern. The only thing I wish that they would have kept, would have been the \" Glass Blowing Show \"

The ship was immaculste and beautiful.

nice ship, clean, nice amenities and GREAT ice show. HOWEVER- VERY BAD COORDINATION Of shore excursions/ they cancelled one of our excursions in ISRAEL and we were never contacted, we almost lost another day at the sea. THE GUEST services desk was always FULL, the people were not very nice and not very helpful. There was always a long line. we had a bad experience that \"damage\" the rest of the cruise.

The Mariner of the Seas was a beautiful ship with nice ammenities - the ship's art collection was fantastic! We enjoyed the interior promenade space with its cafes and shops. The staff at the Johnny Rocket's hamburger diner was fantastic and seemed to enjoy their work a lot - they were really fun. The spa staff was also wonderful - welcoming and professional. The stateroom was a good size and the balcony useable -our first time with a balcony and worth it. The stateroom staff was fine although the attention to detail was missing. Overall the food was fine but not outstanding. The Top Hat and Tails dining room was lovely but noisy and in the buffet restaurant the food was mediocre most of the time. We also noticed the service staff hauling carts of dirty dishes and trash through the Windjammer (buffet restaurant) each time we were there - something we don't remember ever seeing on our most recent Disney cruise. Overall the experience was relaxing, the ship's entertainment was good and the activity staff was very enthusiastic. It did feel like we were being nickled and dimed at every turn ( $4.50 soft drinks and $10.00 bar drinks) - again something we had not previously experienced on other cruise lines. This was our first RCI cruise - they clearly have loyal fans - but we'll keep looking at other lines to find our favorite (thus far it's Disney).

This was my second sailing on the Mariner of the Seas. The ship was in good shape. The staff were friendly and helpful with questions.

The staff did not seem to know how to manage so many passengers. The focus was on selling additional services and speaking English was a negative.

Would love to do it again! Beautiful ship, excellent service!

Not happy with over-all ship to passenger communications

While I am new to cruising, I found that going on a smaller ship allowed for a more comfortable experience. There were no lines and there was a greater ability to meet people.