Europe - Mediterranean Cruise Reviews

This was our first Holland America cruise and will probably be our last. Food was very low quality and tasteless. Only good food was at the restaurants that you had to pay extra for. Dining very disorganized. Many folks were wait listed for early dinner, yet many assigned it never came. Many empty seats. Special thank you lunch from captain was horrible food and service. We were warned by our waiter not to go, but went as we thought he was exaggerating, he wasn’t. Food choices very limited, waiters got orders wrong, we had to wait long time for service and could not get water glasses refilled. Very few on board activities we were interested in. Pickle ball scheduled and advertised but didn’t happen. Table shuffle board did not have sand so table not playable. On boarding and off boarding was very smooth. Went on a few excursions. Although planned well, too many guests came that were not capable of climbing stairs when it was clearly stated or mountain biking again clearly stated. They slowed down the groups and changed what we could do. Luckily we had only purchased 3 through the cruise line. Will not do that again. Really enjoyed the excursions I booked through Costco and other vendors. Smaller groups and folks that were able to handle how strenuous the activities were.

I liked my trip but would have loved it if the ship was better all around. I felt 1/2 the staff was ready to be done and the other 1/2 treated me like a queen.

Overall wonderful experience however, did not enjoy having to wait in line so much for almost everything, food, drinks, tender tickets, bathrooms, excursions. It's tough going to these small beautiful towns and have one or two other ships in port also. Made the area very crowded and more touristy rather than quaint and beautiful.

THE FOLLOWING WERE THE ONLY NOTEWORTHY STAFF Cruise director FRANCESCO, one tour guide NATALIA, waiters Wari on 6 and Paresh? table 120 on 5 security people MIKE and his WIFE

Absolutely love Cunard. Service and staff are top notch!

So disappointed and would not of taken this once in a life time cruise and spent this money for all the issues that we had.

This was our 1st Oceania cruise and we loved it. The ship was much smaller than we have sailed on in the past and I liked it. Our balcony stateroom was spacious and well appointed. Lastly, the food was excellent. My wife must have a gluten free diet and she ate like a queen. She claimed they have the best GF bread she has ever tasted. We took the wine with dinner package which was great for us. On a downside, the nightly entertainment is truly lacking. Two nights they had a concert pianist and another a flute player. They also had 2 movie nights which no one attended (no surprise there!).

the itinerary cant be beat....for my taste ship was too large and crowded but i am probably not best critic as I only go to cruises to take my adukt autistic son on a vacation. he enjoyed the cruise.

My opinion basically is that this sailing was more inclined and catered to people of an older age group. I am 38 and it was not a Big Bang for me.

The vast majority of the staff were stellar, and the ports-of-call were well worth seeing. There were issues I wish I'd known about, and I'll outline them in the order in which they impacted our overall experience. First, the jogging track was located DIRECTLY over our room on Deck 12, and the closure of that track until 9:00a was not enforced so we were woken every morning between 6-7am by joggers pounding over our ceiling. d someone up from security to enforce the curfew. Enforcement of the curfew NEVER happened, and the inadequate signage was never amended. Second, shore excursions didn't include adequate free time (10-20 minutes on average) and involved a lot of waiting around and disorganization. Last, the band hired to entertain on the pool deck was below average. Pool and buffets were often over-crowded so we stuck with smaller venues and avoided the pool. Stage shows, specialty restaurants and most staff were excellent but we will book our own shore excursions next time and will choose a different deck for our room.

Of all the cruise lines I’ve used I would rather cruise with Norwegian every time! It is definitely my cruise line of choice!

Ports were great! Need to work on onboard activities.

We loved everything except for the Windjammer peanut scare.

We knew going into this that Genoa and Marseille are Detroit equivalents but excited for the other ports of call. We were unsure of the MSC cruise line so we tempered our expectation, although we were incredibly satisfied and impressed with their boarding procedures and efficiency. They put Norwegian (our only cruise comparison) to shame. All in all a great trip even with the 2 disappointing ports.

We loved everything except for the Windjammer peanut scare.

It is apparent that the cruise industry is forgetting about the comforts of the cruiser too better their bottom line.

The ship was amazing . There were so many things to do onboard. The food was awesome and the hospitality was great.

Great cruise. Great service. Great people. Fantastic experience. Suggestion: Malta 2 days little waste of time.

7 days on board is not enough. Plenty of activities and venues and despite the large number of cruisers, there were no lines (i.e. no waiting). The ship's layout is such that it doesn't seem that there are that many people on board. Well planned and well organized cruise from start to finish. Continuous fun and enjoyment.