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4.4

Excellent cruise, fantastic ship and a very competant crew. by wkcommander

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Ship: MSC Grandiosa / Destination: Europe - Western Mediterranean

A very laid back Med cruise. Weather wasnt the best and caused the planned stops at Palermo and Valetta to be cancelled and instead we had an overnight stop in Messina. The staff on board certainly tried to make the trip as memerable as possible

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4.2

Mixed feelings by AndreeaJ

Sail date: / Traveled as: Couple
Ship: MSC Grandiosa / Destination: Europe - Western Mediterranean

We booked this cruise for the itinerary, for the pizza and wine and I was not disappointed. I really love Italy and the fact we could visit a couple of cities was really nice. We had nice interactions with staff from main dining room but they still need training. I didn't liked the fact that every time they wanted to sell you something, we felt harassed. You clearly can see the Italian management........the staff and services are much better on NCL and Royal. We booked this trip last minute so I consider it a great value for money but to pay the full price I find it a waste of money.

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2.1

Albtraum by Horos

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Ship: MSC Splendida / Destination: Europe - Western Mediterranean

Erlebnisse mit der MSC SPLENDIDA Die Einschiffung auf die MSC Splendida erfolge gegen 19:30 Uhr, als uns um 22:30 Uhr immer noch ein Koffer fehlte, beschlossen wir unseren Gang abzulaufen, in der Hoffnung das dieser evtl. falsch abgestellt wurde. Da dieses Unterfangen keinen erfolg brachte, gingen wir zur Rezeption um diesen Umstand mitzuteilen. Dort waren dann bereits zwei weitere Familien, die das selbige Problem hatten. Man brachte uns in den „Laderaum“ wo sich die Koffer befanden. Diese wurden nochmals durchleuchtet und man teilte uns mit, dass wir eine Schere im Koffer hätten. Ja natürlich haben wir eine Schere dabei, um damit das Schiff in unsere Gewalt bringen zu wollen. Wieder einmal ein konstruiertes Problem bei MSC, welches auf Grund fehlender Kommunikation entstand. Wir nahmen unseren Koffer und konnten dann schlafen gehen, nachdem wir 19 Stunden auf den Beinen waren und kommenden Morgen einen Ausflug nach Petra hatten. In der Kabine schien eine Reinigungskraft tätig gewesen zu sein, welche Probleme mit den Augen hatte, es lag ein halmvoller Tablettenblister neben dem Bett und der Nachtschrank war sehr dreckig. Der Bus der uns nach Petra brachte, war in einem so widerlichen, dreckigen Zustand, dass man sich innerlich dagegen wehrte, dort Platz zu nehmen. Es waren insgesamt 27 volle Busse, die sich gleichzeitig auf den Weg nach Petra machten. Da muss man sich Fragen, ob der Koordinator der Ausflüge kognitiv voll bei der Sache war. Pro Bus waren es geschätzte 40 Personen, was in der Gesamtheit rund 1.000 geschichtshungrige Menschen ausmachte. Nun kann sich jeder selber ausmalen, wie sich diese Menge dann in Gänze darstellte, um etwas sehen zu wollen. Hätte man die Abfahrtzeiten nicht staffeln können? Hätte man dies nicht auf zwei Tage verteilen können? Und wieder zeigte sich der schlechte und undurchdachte Service bei MSC. Nach der Rückkehr zum Schiff, wurden wir auf Anweisung vom (vermutlich Kapitän) nicht aus den Bussen gelassen, da die Richtlinie ausgegeben wurde, entsprechend der Busnummern die Gäste rauszulassen. Man saß ewig in dem engen und dreckigen Gefährt und musste sich dann noch festhalten lassen. Am 14.12.2022 reisten wir in Saudi-Arabien ein, um unseren gebuchten Ausflug in Jeddah zu starten. Nachdem wir im Vorfeld zu unserem beantragtem Visum keine Rückmeldung erhielten, haben wir dies an Board mit vielen weiteren Passagieren erledigt. An der Rezeption teilte man uns diesbezüglich mit, dass die Beantragung ca. 10 Wochen im Voraus erfolgen muss, um rechtzeitig das Visum zu erhalten. Da wir eine Woche vor Reiseantritt darüber in Kenntnis gesetzt wurden, war eine frühere Beantragung nicht möglich. Das entsprechende Visum musste man sich danach im Terminal des Hafens abholen. Das dort erlebte ist kaum in Worte zu fassen. Bei der versuchten Rückkehr zum Schiff, wurde meine Frau, eine weitere Passagierin aus Spanien und ich, fast zwei Stunden in einer sehr kalten Halle von der Polizei festgehalten und daran gehindert, wieder zum Schiff zurück zukehren. Angeblich war kein Stempel und irgendein Zeichen erkennbar, obwohl dies im Vorfeld im Reisepass eingetragen war und mehrmals kontrolliert wurde. Wir wurden wie Verbrecher behandelt. Uns hat man mit dem nicht erklärbarem Problem allein gelassen, auch hat die Mitarbeiter von MSC welche vor Ort waren die Situation nicht interessiert. Wir waren danach nicht mehr in der Lage, den gebuchten Ausflug, zeitlich in Anspruch zu nehmen. Da meine Frau diese Festsetzung psychisch so mitgenommen hat, war Sie aus Angst nicht in der Lage, an den anderen gebuchten Ausflügen teilzunehmen, welche wir dann ebenfalls stornierten und das ausgestellte Visum nur einen Tag Gültigkeit besaß da ein Polizist die beiliegende Quittung vernichtete. Das Konsulat wurde bereits informiert. Laut Aussage von der Schiffsrezeption gibt es immer wieder Probleme in der Region und es beträfe einige Gäste. Somit war der Urlaub eigentlich gelaufen und am 18.12.2022 erfolgte der Rückflug, der allerdings auch wieder mit Problemen behaftet war. Denn es gab keine Bordkarten für den Flug, da laut Aussage des Servicepersonals, MSC keine Rückflüge gebucht hatte. Die betroffenen Touristen waren außer sich, der vor Ort eingesetzte Mitarbeiter von MSC hilflos überfordert. Nach gut einer Stunde Unsicherheit was nun weiter passieren würde, ging es dann doch noch nach Hause. Abschließen möchte ich noch über den Zustand des Schiffes einige Anmerkungen machen. Es ist sehr dreckig an vielen Stellen sind in den Ecken „Müllinseln“ die keinen einladenden Eindruck vermitteln. Weiterhin gab es etliche Gäste, die mit Ihren Fingern im Essen am Buffett rumstocherten und kosteten. Auch das wurde vom Personal geduldet, was unverständlich ist. MSC … viel Vergnügen PS: Die Reise fand vom 11.12 - 18.12.2022 statt. Ägypten - Jordanien - Saudi Arabien Die Reise ist in der Maske nicht verfügbar

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2.7

Disappointment Plus by seniorcuiser

Sail date: / Traveled as: Couple
Ship: Norwegian Dawn / Destination: Europe - Western Mediterranean

We are experienced cruisers, (Sapphire level Latitude reward members with NCL). This cruise was the worst. As other reviews have commented, there was NOTHING special about it, the crew was non-energetic, simply going through the motions of a normal work day. Cadre staff walk around like "superior beings" not smiling or greeting customers and never trying to "lead by example" in helping new staff (which of course is due to the pandemic). Moral on this ship must be at an all time LOW, and the customers saw it and felt it!

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3.7

Stunning ship with amazing entertainment but that's all. by Kimberleyin207

Sail date: / Traveled as: Large Group
Ship: Celebrity Beyond / Destination: Europe - Western Mediterranean

For the record, this is the first time in my life that I have written a complaint. I work in the industry and understand that things can go wrong. But there were just so many huge fails that I felt the need to say something. I design hotels for a living and travel all the time and thing was honestly all around horrible. Thank goodness the ship was pretty, and the entertainment was great, but overall this ship needs a ton of improvement. For our cruise, we were short over 1,000 passengers. I can’t imagine how bad the experience would be had more people been on board. Overall, my take away of Celebrity was as a cruise line you need MAJOR improvement.

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4.7

A Fun and Trip of a Lifetime! by lsodergreen

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Ship: Riviera / Destination: Europe - Western Mediterranean

Great ports and wonderful staff aboard the Riviera made this a very fun vacation and so much to see and do. A great blend of activities and fun aboard the ship made for a great time! So great to unpack your bags and the sit back and enjoy.

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5.0

AMAZZZZING!! Most beautiful ship!! by gavita70

Sail date: / Traveled as: Couple
Ship: Celebrity Beyond / Destination: Europe - Western Mediterranean

Such a beautiful ship. We had such a blast and were treated like royalty, everything was BEYOND perfect!! Will be back for sure :)

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5.0

Beautiful trip in western Europe by DANandNANCY

Sail date: / Traveled as: Couple
Ship: Carnival Pride

Loved every minute, many port days in a row had us worn out but wouldn't have missed any of them

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3.8

Poor Silversea experience. by Dumbkopf

Sail date: / Traveled as: Couple
Ship: Silver Dawn / Destination: Europe - Western Mediterranean

Disappointed, given all the hype about Silversea Cruises. Based on our previous cruises with Azamara, Celebrity, and Princess this cruise did not live up to expectations.

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3.0

Miss Information & Contact Rule Changes by GACruiser2021

Sail date: / Traveled as: Couple
Ship: MSC Grandiosa / Destination: Europe - Western Mediterranean

The miss information and lack of knowledge from staff regarding all the paperwork needed to go on this European cruise was astounding. I had to call multiple times to get answers to confusing information on the MSC website regarding MSC Insurance vs Leisure Care Insurance, Types of Covid testing, Excursions w/ Green Pass, etc. Each time I called I would get a different answer and it was very confusing. And it made us not trust that we would be prepared to get on the ship. Can we say anxiety. They also changed the requirements for type of Covid testing the day before getting on the ship from Antigen to PCR but a supervisor let our group of 8 on with our paid tests. Another issue was not being allowed to buy souvenirs at some of the ports of call (except in duty free shops at the port). I suggest that the ship have an area onboard to have souvenirs from each port of call people can purchase. We have payed thousands to go on this trip and can't shop due to Covid Protocols. Mask Wearing ALL the Time. You would think after having multi Covid Tests and required All are Vaccinated that we could be on the ship without masks. It was over kill in our book. We are already in a Covid protected bubble. The ship was beautiful but the miss information has left us with a bad experience.

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3.9

Great except for the excursions. by AThomp59

Sail date: / Traveled as: Singles/Friends
Ship: Norwegian Epic / Destination: Europe - Western Mediterranean

It was good except the excursions. It started in Barcelona and by the time it got to Citavecchia all the excursions for Italy was already booked.

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2.9

Western Mediterranean by emoras

Sail date: / Traveled as: Couple
Ship: Norwegian Epic / Destination: Europe - Western Mediterranean

Staff was great! NCL was terrible responding to our issues. Worst room ever.

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5.0

The INAUGURAL Sailing by Capt91

Sail date: / Traveled as: Couple
Ship: MSC Grandiosa / Destination: Europe - Western Mediterranean

This Ship Is My ALL TIME FAVORITE SHIP!!! I Hope To Go On Her Again In The Future!!

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4.6

Trip of a lifetime! by rniemer

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Ship: Brilliance of the Seas

As our first cruise, this was beyond an amazing trip! We were hooked for sure after this trip and have been on 3 more since, and will be going on number 5 soon. Spending extra time in Barcelona made the trip just even better. Such an amazing city with amazing people.

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4.4

Beautiful ship! by baronswell

Sail date: / Traveled as: Couple
Ship: MSC Bellissima / Destination: Europe - Western Mediterranean

Was our first cruise with MSC, possibly last. We found RCI to be much more on a personal level, their staff are full of fun and the food choice is plentiful.

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4.1

Very very nice by nando810

Sail date: / Traveled as: Family (older children)
Ship: MSC Seaview / Destination: Europe - Western Mediterranean

For our first cruise it was excellent. When you spend it with family, it's going to be just that.

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2.9

Would not cruise on the Epic again. by Seasand

Sail date: / Traveled as: Singles/Friends
Ship: Norwegian Epic / Destination: Europe - Western Mediterranean

I would not cruise on the Norwegian Epic again. I do not like the lay out of the cabin. Having the shower on your right as soon as you enter the cabin and the toilet to the left. Both with frosted glass doors. You cannot open the cabin door if someone is at the door and someone is in the shower. Every sound and smell is heard by your cabin mate. It’s fine if you are not sharing the cabin. Having the sink in the cabin was okay. One plus there is lots of storage. The beds are short so your feet hangs off the bed. The pull out sofa is very narrow and short but very comfortable to sleep on.

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3.5

Hurry up and wait by Kara12188

Sail date: / Traveled as: Singles/Friends
Ship: Norwegian Epic / Destination: Europe - Western Mediterranean

Was not happy with the Epic. Will never cruise on it again.

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3.9

OK but NCL failed by TZZZ

Sail date: / Traveled as: Couple
Ship: Norwegian Epic / Destination: Europe - Western Mediterranean

We were back to back customers from April 27 transatlantic. Had to change staterooms and our troubles started. We are Platinum members but didn’t get our perks on day 1 or 2. So complained to guest services. Soon we got the bottle of champagne and strawberries but only $50 of $125 in onboard credit we were supposed to get and none of the 2 bottles of wine our travel agent bought for us. So complained again. While there i asked cruisenext when the captains party was and was told it was the previous night. They insisted we had been notified by letter and phone but that was untrue. No notifications were received. Nothing on the OBC and wine on day 3. On day 4 I received a phone call from guest services that our travel agent did not buy us any wine but the hotel director wanted to give us a complimentary bottle because of our misunderstanding. As I was hearing this on the phone a knock on the door and 3 bottles of wine showed up. Also $50 more of OBC showed up in our account. So complained again that we were still short $25 in OBC. Never did get it. Guest services and cruisenext personnel are inept on this ship. Otherwise trip was OK except entertainment was most the same as the first part of our voyage, non refundable credit rules are purposely vague and the captain mumbles rather than speaking distinctly during his addresses.

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4.9

Spain, Italy and France! what a lovely cruise. by librarianelaine

Sail date: / Traveled as: Singles/Friends
Ship: Norwegian Epic / Destination: Europe - Western Mediterranean

NCL is a good cruise line if everything goes right with your cruise. If you have a problem they aren't good with the follow through. Fortunately they mostly get it right. Their food is good and entertainment is top notch. The Mediterranean Cruise itinerary is the best part.

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