Europe - Northern Europe Cruise Reviews

Glad we went. The itineraries were great, better than imagined. Jade was overall a great experience. I met Cruise Director Richard Matic. He is definitely the best cruise director our family has encountered, very friendly and courteous, and always with a smiling face. That's what you want to see when you are on vacation.

MSC was the worst, hands down, cruise line I have ever been on. Very boring ship, not much do except spa and casino. Spa was a horrible facial, which very little done, the product being placed on the floor because it was it was a massage girl. Maybe she didn't know how to give a facial. When she put a mask on, she just left the room. No hand, foot, or scalp massage. When I left, I didn't feel like I had the one moisturizer and two drops of eye cream on my face. I had purchased an eye cream at the shops. They had given me a free sample and by the time I got to the room I had a reaction. When I went to return the unused/unopened product, the salesperson called me a liar. No sports, very sketchy day program with little to do. Felt like they were more focused on the children programs the parents had to pay for. We paid for ever drink except coffee, tea and the "fruit juice" in the morning. The shows were mediocre at best. I didn't feel any connection to any of the staff. Then when we went to talk to a cruise consultant, thinking if we went on a different ship, we could give them another shot, she literally told us "I don't have time to look up cruises for you, figure your cruise out and let me know when one you want." When we went back, she was being rude and disrespectful to another cruiser telling them basically she didn't have time for them, and they also needed to figure out exactly what they want before talking to her because she wasn't there for that. When we got her response, it didn't count our level, our credits or any incentives to get us back. This cruise was a nightmare.

The Royal Caribbean staff seemed to lack enthusiasm so service was just so-so. The itinerary was excellent, though I would have preferred one overnight in St. Petersburg ... even if it meant skipping Estonia. The ship was very nice and well laid out. Phone support from Royal Caribbean prior to the cruise was very unpleasant. Their marketing tactics to sell beverage packages was misleading at best and lacked integrity in my opinion.

Perhaps the best all around cruise we have ever taken. Everything was exceptional from the staff, crew, and ports of call.

Wonderful ship, excellent crew, great staff, tours were all interesting. We were treated royally. Regent really knows how to treat its passengers. I've booked my next cruise with them already.

Had the impression that Norwegian tried to squeeze every last cent possible out of the clients. Even had to pay for water. Had a free drink package and three specialty dinners free. . Cost me a ton of money in the end because tips were not included. Crazy expensive for things that were supposed to be free. Not really honest. I can also guarantee that those poor servers won’t see a penny of the tips I paid.

This was a good cruise for the most part. We've cruised many times, and for the first time they confiscated my power strip citing electrical/fire hazard. there are only 2 outlets in the room, we had to juggle all our devices throughout the entire trip. they also took away bottles of water we had in our luggage.

Ports were fabulous. Ship was not well-designed, rooms seem smaller than they are, even higher priced higher up rooms. Food was mediocre. Service was good though sometimes inconsistent.

Loved the cruise, I think the best of the three we've taken with Seabourn in the last seven years.

If you are just starting to cruise and are middle age and above, you would find Celebrity a superior cruiseline. However, if you had been cruising before up to the end of the last decade, you will notice the deterioration in the quality of the onboard experience, especially in the food and in the entertainment, and even in the resource speakers.

We had a really great cruise and would consider Celebrity again.

This was a super cruise with interesting and appealing ports of call - would recommend it wholeheartedly! We really enjoyed working with Raymond Wright from who helped us with the booking as well as several questions along the way. We booked early enough (October 2017 for a July 2018 sailing) that we could watch the excursion offers from and pick up some good sale prices. Ray was more helpful with information about the cruise than the Celebrity website (which does not work well on tablets, and admittedly so by Celebrity staff). He also had good suggestions for hotel bookings in Amsterdam though we ended up finding a great hotel there on our own.

If want to see wonderful scenery, a great cruise.(Hope for good weather which we had, otherwise would be a real disappointment) Ports are small Norwegian villages mostly catering to tourists which in this case is ok as they don't, most of them, feel overly touristy. Azamara a good value, above par food, excellent service, ok included wines and spirits, ok entertainment (some good, some not so good). The ship is not the destination as on larger vessels, rather the ports visited.

I was initially concerned I would get bored on this cruise, but I was pleasantly surprised. Lots to do and see.

The Breakaway is a great ship. Overall, we thoroughly enjoyed our cruise as a whole. Don't expect much from the food or service from NCL, and you won't be disappointed. You don't need to buy an excursion for any port besides St. Petersburg, as all can easily be done on your own. Plan and know your transportation options and sight destinations beforehand. Be ready to GO GO GO, as you have 5 days straight in ports, and a lot of time and attention is needed to manage your travel, stay on time, and ensure you don't miss the ship. Plan to do a lot of walking. There were six in our group, and everyone from age 10 to 56 loved it. Our weather in late July was amazing. Mostly sun with temps in 80s throughout the Baltics, which was generally better than average. Throughout the cruise, we experienced less than 5 total minutes of rain. The Baltic Sea was amazingly smooth throughout the cruise, except for about 3 windy hours leaving Helsinki. In general, we loved the ship, loved the ports, loved the cruising, but was given poor service and nickel-and-dimed by Norwegian Cruise Lines the whole way. I would do this cruise again in a heartbeat, but find another cruise line than NCL.

Norwegian Breakaway is a large cruise. However, the evening entertainment is poor. You won't get to enjoy a show every night like Princess Cruiseline. They changed the port from Stockholm to Nynashamn. We wasted 4 hours to get on and back to the cruise.

Great staff, food, entertainment, accomodations and ammenities! Celebrity really is well organized and all excursion departures, embarkment and disembarkment always go so smoothly. I'm always amazed by the ease in which this seems to be accomplished. Thank you for an amazing & memorable trip!!

An absolutely wonderful cruise on the beautiful Sapphire Princess. The ship is in good shape after its recent dry dock. New beds are very comfortable. Food and service were great in both dining rooms and Horizon Court. Paul Burton was simply marvelous in Crooners.

It was a beautiful, interesting cruise. The service overall, except in the caffe on the 14th floor, was excellent.. The staterooms are very comfortable and clean. Entertainment was excellent. I wish Celebrity would exercise more control over groups of teen agers being loud and running in hallway.

The ports of call and natural beauty of the fjords is unmatched. One of our top 3 cruises EVER! Princess Cruise lines has made a lot of cutbacks....it seems. Things that seemed a little off: No activities around pool on sea days, smaller food selection in buffet, cleanliness in public restrooms and elevators not up to par, lackluster entertainers--except for Bravo--last night of cruise.