Europe - Mediterranean Cruise Reviews

This was our first time cruising on the Epic and while we found the ship beautiful we learned that a bigger ship is just not to our liking. The breakfast buffet was a nightmare of people and a disorganized layout of food. I wound up walking around it several times before I found everything I wanted and even returning again the next day didn't make the experience any easier. We learned that at the Irish O'Sheehans we could get seated quickly and the small menu fit our tastes for what we wanted in breakfast fare without all the mass of people. The service was fast and we could pretty much order what we wanted, prepared how we wanted...as long as the food item was on the menu I could order it. We also tried breakfast at the Taste restaurant and found it better than the throngs of people at the buffet.

A terrific time! Very busy everyday - not enough time in some of the ports but a great excuse to go back! Attentive staff, clean and easy to find your way around. Just plan to take the stairs rather than wait for the elevators before/after shows. Plenty of room for everyone but the buffet is busy before everyone leaves for excursions. Good entertainment on board - especially Cirque and the Dueling Pianos! Great dinners - and a perfectly comfortable mini suite. Looking forward to my next cruise already!

This is the third cruise for us. All of which have been on Norwegian, so even though I ding them on food, I keep going back to them. For me, the best meal was breakfast, whether at the Garden Cafe buffet or at O'Sheehans (sp?). Booking excursions at every port can be exhausting if the meeting time is 8AM or earlier as you tend to stay up late at night and then need to get up early to have breakfast and meet the tour. I was glad we made our own plans in Cannes and didn't plan an organized excursion in Mallorca. The day at sea was very relaxing. One thing we didn't know was that we began our trip at Cicitavecchia but others started from Barcellona. So when we got to Barcelona, some folks got off the boat and new cruisers got on. This isn't problematic except that there seemed to be more competition for restaurant and show reservations, which is why I said to show up even if the show is fully reserved.

we truly loved the yacht club, we would go again if it only had a yacht club....full marks for all the help there, they were first class, and I have been on manu cruises...

I will tell my family & friends I had a great time

My family and I had a great time on the ship and the ports that we visited. Very helpful and attentive staff on board the Norwegian Epic, good food and something for everyone to do.

I never been to Europe before and this was a great day for us to explore.

Everything about this cruise was great. The entertainment was over the top. Hiro,ice show and Hairspray were unbelievable productions. Very happy with the whole experience.

This was a trip of a lifetime. Everything was great. My only criticism is that we could have used more time in each port. You really do need to book tours because there is very little to see in any of the actual ports. The ports themselves are mainly industrial.

Excellent cruise with very good meals and friendly staff

Amazing ship. Wonderful staff. Fantastic food.

My husband and I had written off cruises based on our past experiences of feeling nickled & dimes to death, but with Crystal Cruises, it truly is all inclusive and the service is excellent! We were also impressed with the food on our cruise. We were very impressed with the overall experience and will likely be cruising with them again in the future!

A truly fantastic experience. Our itinerary changed slightly due to weather, but the substitute ports were wonderful. I can't think of a better way to see the Greek islands than by cruise. The ship and crew were amazing. Everything was first rate. Both the Azamazing Evenings event and the White Nights party were so much fun. I can't wait to get on board another Azamara cruise.

We ( my cousin and I) had a fabulous time. The staff of the cruise were very friendly and helpful. Our dinner was great. Voltaire our waiter and his assistant were entertaining. Our cabin steward was friendly. Our cabin was always immaculate. The entailment hosts were wonderful. The staff in general were great. Met new friends. Cruise Excursion were great. We were satisfied. 5 stars!!

Goodstaff:Victor,Estefan(waiters),medo(room),Roselle,George,John,princess,fremi,virgilio,Roel,crisanto,Julio’s,fremi(all Philippines staff)Alvarado (head waiter), Elvis(😃best ent.director

Entertainment was lacking in pizza each night last years cruise was 50 times better

Great Iberian Passage cruise, friendly and helpful staff, highly recommended

The itinerary and on-board experiences were excellent! Didn't care for being "nickel-and-dimed" for certain items that are included in the cost of a Carnival Cruise (i.e., WATER). I would rather have bottled water as a "thank you for your patronage" perk than a bottle of Merlot that was barely palatable.

The captain crashed the ship into a dock. Weather prevented us from vistIng Sorento. Miserable conservative clientele who cast an air of pointless formality. Silly dress code. Old ship. Old technology. Imagineless decor.

A greatly anticipated cruise with my family, celebrating my 70th birthday. Quite disappointed with the staffing issues.