Europe - Northern Europe Cruise Reviews

I thought there were too many stops and the trip felt rushed. They kept the ship very cold even though we told them that it was cold.

Overall-- there are Hop on/off busses in most of the larger ports. They give great tour info and allow you to choose where you want to go.. We could have taken more of them rather than some of the excursions- but since this was port intensive we wanted to make sure we were in a professional tour group so not to miss anything. I only suggest another sea day to break up the heavy touring- I can't imagine how pooped we'd be if we had done St Petersburg too ! Overall just a fabulous cruise - even tho it was over summer solstice time and some shops etc were closed. More time for shop for goods would have been nice on each tour. We'd do this again.

Ship personnel very friendly. One incident experienced groping of my wife by security personnel while boarding the ship after an excursion. It was not resolved to our satisfaction.

The cruise was phenomenal, from the staff and the food, to the ports and activities. Would highly recommend.

It was a blast! Go if you get the chance. Best cruise ever I think!

Everything was great with the cruise, but didn’t help me at all. I would have liked to know about the specific ports in the itinerary, but I usually couldn’t get answers to even simple questions from . I dealt directly with Norwegian. The airport to ship transportation never showed up, I placed a complaint with Norwegian.

Can’t wait to take the cruise next year on the Rotterdam. This time we want to cruise to Bergen and all it has to offer.

The first 14 days were terrible. The second 14 days were much better. Too many things went wrong in the first 14 days to cover. Bad room, incorrect shuttle bus info, lost time in ports, could not take some of the excursions because the ship got there late, drink charges that were not ours (refunded), missed port day in Southampton because ship was late to port because of sailboat regatta, etc.

The Carnival Pride was a great ship to view the Norway fjords. 6 ports in 9 days with 2 sea days serving as bookends to the vacation was more than enough to get an experience to remember. Carnival would be smart to build an updated ship that was small enough to travel small waterways, yet have the conveniences of specialty dining (Del Capitano, Bonsai Sushi & Teppanyaki, Ji Ji Asian, Guy's Pig & Anchor) and modern entertainment venues that have the high tech backgrounds found on new ships. It was a Very Special Experience!

Rotterdam is a beautiful new ship with lots of amenities and is very comfortable. I especially enjoyed the fresh flowers and art throughout the public areas. Norway is a beautiful country best experienced by boat!

When we originally booked this cruise, St. Petersburg, Russia was on the itinerary. Due to the political situation, Visby was substituted. Great choice, RCI! We planned this cruise to get an overview of places that we might want to re-visit on our own, without a cruise involved. It was really nice to get back to "normal" cruising, with masks being optional for passengers, and required only for crew. We've even discussed about taking a similar cruise again, when the weather is a bit warmer.

Overall an excellent experience with a few disappointments along the way. Porting in Waterford, Ireland on a Sunday at 7AM was senseless being that the city is pretty much shut down until noon on Sundays, that was lame. Akureyri, Iceland didn't have much to offer either....although we didn't "hate" our time there, I wouldn't go back. Aside from those two minor complaints, we had a wonderful vacation with RCCL.

Overall, we loved this cruise. as I mentioned earlier, this one was all about the ports for us. I would do it again!

This was our 3rd try to make trip. Tried in 2020 & 2021(Covid). Did miss St. Petersburg (Putin) but this cruise was very eye opening and gave us a new appreciation of these people and their countries! Great and Memorable!!! We are consider coming back for longer visit but right now couldn't decide which one to visit or take more time & do all😀😁😂😍

This itinerary is not to be missed. The Norwegian fjords are spectacular to say the least. The ship is stunning and the perfect blend of traditional and modern.

Norway is absolutely beautiful. Rotterdam is a very clean and not too big ship. The food is excellent, the baked goods - breads, pastries, danishes are excellent!

A Great cruise, shame we could not go to St Petersburg but that is the way it is. also that the original cruise booked in 2019 was then in 2021 cut to 12 days not the origonal 14. All in the cruise was excellent and the boat and crew great. we had lovely time, met some really nice people and look forward to our next cruise.

This was an excellent experience and a great way to see Northern Europe. All our excursions were great and our guides were wonderful.

Overall experience was wonderful, friendly staff, enjoyable shows, great food. Friendly cruise ship staff and always willing to help

Overly zealous staff interrupt asking constantly how is everything. Ship is great. Embarkation worse than terrible. Sat in cold tent for about 7 hours. Staff seemed confused.