Europe - Mediterranean Cruise Reviews

Great cruise highlighted by the wondetful staff and food.

Great cruise to get your whistle wet in Greece. Brilliance is small, less walking and a little more relaxed. Our waiter Gisele and assistant waiter Lisa were amazing as well as our room steward Christian

Wonderland restaurant is a unique experience that you should try at least once.

This was a great travel experience. We started with a day in Venice, rode the highspeed train to Ravenna to see the town and hotel overnight, short bus ride provided by RC to board the ship, visited 5 Greek Islands, a RC sponsored bus ride to Bologna to catch the highspeed train to Florence for 3 days, another ride on the highspeed train back to Bologna for two days before traveling home. My only regret was it was not long enough. I could have stayed 30 days to see all of the great historic places and eat great foods. We can't wait to go back.

Wifi was also extremely slow- we paid for "high-speed wifi" and we were supposedly supposed to be able to stream and we could barely text one picture.

The overall experience was amazing but I have been in another Royal Caribbean and the shows over there I think was better and more activities

Selected this cruise because of the itinerary and price. I guess I should have managed my expectations. The cruise was fine, but lots of little issues that took away from the experience. Food in the main dining room was ok, but nothing special. Entertainment (both production shows and musical groups) were disappointing, with the exception of a very talented piano and violin duo. I find myself going back to my cabin each night after dinner due to a lack of interesting activities/shows/musical performances. Also, didn't care for the dynamic pricing for drink packages, dining, etc. I'd prefer there was a set price. Also disappointed by the need to pay for text functionality with other guests through the app; this has been provided for free on other lines. The cost was minimal , $2 per day per person, but it felt kind of petty to have to pay to keep in contact with my teenager. I know I'm focused on the negative, so I also want to discuss the positive. The staff, particularly the dining staff, were outstanding. Everyone worked hard to make sure guests had the best possible experience and went out of their way to provide outstanding service. The cabin and the ship was generally very clean at all times. The itinerary was also excellent and had a great variety of ports of call.

We had an amazing time can’t wait for our next cruise

We felt safe, not pushed to attend selling event or rushed to make decisions. We very much enjoyed the overall experience and will consider Celebrity on future trips

Booked the trip b/c of the itinerary & it was changed multiple times with nothing given in return...just days at sea. If I knew I would be going to 2 of the 4 stops in Greece then I would have selected another cruise. NCL has definitely cut food costs as the beef was inedible across the boat - from buffets to specialty dining. Food freshness also was an issue as we were served moldy cake for a celebration dinner!

We enjoyed the cruise and are looking forward to the next one.

Although my cruise got off to a really bad start, we did enjoy the Ports and activities at each. I might add that cruising has changed a lot and not for the better. In my opinion, you take some cruises for the ship and others for the destinations. This cruise was definitely for the destinations. If I were to judge the cruise line solely by the experience on this ship, (boarding, accommodations, food) then I would not cruise again with Norwegian Cruise Liine.

Amazing ports of call, excursions were well organized, staff was very helpful and courteous

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Its a marvelous cruise!! One of the best cruises my wife and I have ever taken. We celebrated our 50th Wedding Anniversary and counting. Lots of activities and gorgeous places to visit. An abundance of pictures and memories to take home!!

Overall, very satisfied. The ship was not full so I might be concerned if it was at full capacity. There were areas of the ship that were pretty busy with a limited number of passengers.

We were very disappointed that Corfu and the Corinth excursion was cancelled. We might not have taken the cruise if we would have know ahead of time. The food and service was good. They had umbrellas in the sunny areas, so people would put up an umbrella and block the sun. We suggest no umbrellas in the Sunny Areas around the pool. There were plenty of shady areas for people to sit and relax close to the pool. GET RID OF UMBRELLAS. Getting on and off the ship was excellent.

Great cruise and Itinerary. All the ports were very enjoyable and fun.

Everything about the cruise was amazing except the unexpected cancellation of Corfu and the lack of communication regarding the cancellation. It will definitely make me think twice about booking with Norwegian again because we booked this trip based on 4 stops in Greece and we only got 3 stops. So disappointing since everything else was so great.

Overall, the Escape is a great ship and the staff is amazing. I couldn't speak highly enough of the staff or how well they are organized. They made the difference with my cruise. I hope they are well paid and not receiving good pay just because the gratuity charges make up their wages. They deserve every dime. On the other hand, June was exceptionally hot, I noticed that some of the cruise participants were not prepared for just how hot it was nor the physicality several of these ports required, such as Santorini. In one instance, in Pisa, there was a 15 minute walk from where the bus parked and to the sights of interest such at the Leaning Tower. Two of the tour participants cut their time short and took a taxi back to the ship. Certainly, this is no fault of the Cruise Line nor the Tour operator, I only mention it so that whomever is planning their trip to be mindful of the time of the year and your personal physical capabilities.