Europe - Mediterranean Cruise Reviews

Overall, we had a fantastic trip! This is NOT a leisurely cruise, but that’s why we booked it. We wanted to be busy and see lots of sights with the convenience of having transport between ports provided for us. The public spots on the ship always seemed a little small and crowded. Considering the size of the ship and the amount of people on, I expected a little more space.

First time on Virgin Voyages, but have sailed Celebrity, Royal Caribbean, Disney, Princess, and Carnival. After this 12 night cruise, I'll have a hard time sailing on any of those other cruise lines again.

Celebrity no longer treats you like a celebrity. For some reason they are obviously lowering their standards. Maybe to drive people to the more expensive line they own, which I think is Silverseas. In any event, their product has changed.

The fee for the wifi is out of control. That and the lack of/poor customer service at ncl.com is/was the final straw that I will probably not take another NCL cruise. They over charged me for the wifi, and they just don't care. I can't even get a receipt for what I paid from them.

Smell like trash,food was horrible, the service is not good.Not a friendly cruise excursion staff.We had a couple's massage and we sign up for a facial for $39.00 each and it's only a demonstration Horrible!All the filipino were great!!We will not reccomend this Norwegian Epic!!!!

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In spite of our disappointment with the food in the main dining room, we enjoyed our cruise experience with Celebrity. It was an ambitious itinerary with stops in all the places we wanted to visit. We thought the Ocean View Cafe had a great variety of choices and the gelato/ice cream bar was a favorite too. Our cabin was awesome and we never felt cramped in the Edge Stateroom with Infinity Balcony. All in all, it was an enjoyable cruise.

All in all, a very good ship. Only real disappointment is the main dining room.

Very little useful info given on each day's destination and transportation requirements. Focus was total on shore excursions.

We believe that excursions could have been better organized and giving us more "free time" to shop at the different stops. For example in Turkey we stopped at a rugs handwoven place we spent two hours there but at different stop we asked to give us 15 min ... No we do not have time .... but had 2 hours at a rug making place that cost thousands of $$$$$ ... also in Egypt we stopped at a historic library for one and half hours to do what "read history books" way to much time again at different places same answer we DO NOT have time

If you want to see the greek islands and turkey, this is the way to do it. HA parked on the docks on all of our stops except two, the cities were easily accessed from the pier, the people were friendly and we felt safe in all of the ports except Egypt. HA has a video presentation on the TV describing the ports and how to get around and it made it easy for us. The food on the boat far exceeded expectations. The crowd was a little old and quiet for my taste. There wasn't a lot of dances or music events. By 10:00 the boat was quiet and most people went to bed. The TV had a great selection of movies and things to watch. The wifi was typical for a cruise ship (weak). The boat had so many bars that waiting for a drink was rare. The main dining room is set up for tables of 4-8 and they encourage people to sit with others. You could get a table for 2 with a wait. That was new for us. There was not a show every night and the shows were not as spectacular as we were used to, but they were adequate and worth attending. Everything was in English, which is something we don't always see. The elevators were appropriate for the size of the boat and waiting for an elevator was rare. We did get confused on what direction we were walking frequently (even after 4 weeks). Norwegian puts the fish on the carpet to always remind you which way is forward. On HA you have to be at an elevator bay to see which direction is which.

Overall it was a good cruise and we had a great time. We saw some beautiful parts of Europe and many historical sites. The shi is in good condition. We didn’t really utilize the entertainment since we missed the two sea days due to delayed boarding. The food tasted good but I wish the buffet offered more choices. There are like five stations all with the same offerings. I also wish there were more afternoon snacks. I found the only sweet treat to be ice cream in the afternoon. One day I asked and a lady got me some cookies. I did enjoy the salad bar one evening at dinner time. I would recommend this ship and itinerary.

Overall enjoyed the experience. In future I would look for a smaller ship with less crowding.

Cruise exceeded expectations. We had a blast and felt like we were at home with friends.

I always wanted to do a trip like this and had put it off for many years. I am so glad that I went on this trip and have no regrets. This was my Trip of a Lifetime! ❤️

Wonderful, extensive itinerary of East and Western Mediterranean.

Great experience. When the staff cares and is kind, the experience is so much better and this staff was unreal.

We did have a full day, perhaps longer, of nearly unbearable tossing around of the ship. I had no idea such a large vessel could move so much. Laying in bed was like laying on a pool float, and my bed was already so tiny. If you are a single person travelling with a friend, the bed is really too small if you are not small. It is smaller than a twin, I felt I might fall out, and woke up very stiff because I could not stretch out at all. The stretching class did help alleviate this. I'm normally impervious to motion sickness, but the last day and a half aboard the ship was really quite awful, ruined and wasted lost time. We could barely eat. My friend puked a lot. Food was good, activities were nice, shows were great. Really, I wished we had more time on the ship, especially as we lost the last day feeling ill. Excursions were good. All the staff was great.

Overall, had a really nice time on the ship. Enjoyed the different places there were to dine. There could have been more of a variety of entertainment. The staff did a good job. The wait staff and room stewards were always really on it.

This is my fourth cruise with Regent. It is always a wonderful and memorable vacation. I always recommend Regent to others as a great cruise line.