Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise Reviews

The cruise was excellent. We had an amazing time and the ship was fantastic. The state rooms were well appointed and elegant. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.

Regent is by far the best of the best. Ive been on Seaboure and Silver Seas and they dont rate has high as Regent.

do not like the bathroom setup on this ship. do not like the lifts setup.

We will do it again. Cruise was great for our family to celebrate a birthday and High School Graduation.

This was our first cruise and definitely not our last

Overall enjoyed it and would do it again. Just needs somebody minor adjustments.

Good. We find nice people on the cruise between the cruise staff and passengers. For European cruise company it was not bad but we like more to travel with Celebrity or Princess

Great trip on a beautiful new ship. Wish we had more sea days to explore the actual ship. Will definitely book another cruise on this ship.

There are kids in every corner of the ship, including the adult only areas. The Italian staff LOVE to use the overhead speakers. There is an announcement every 15 minutes (very annoying)

On of the best vacations ever will do again , food was excellent , entertainment top notch , excellent cruise line

Ship and suites were tired. Reminiscent of an older Vegas casino. Staff was dour. Only formal dining room people were pleasant and customer oriented. Long lines at reception desk, phone was nver answered. Tour staff was combative. Most tours were a bad value. Poor tour guides, multiple languages on board diminishing information transmitted and little content. The disembarkation for daily tours was a nightmare. Hundreds of people pushing down one stairwell to be bottlenecked by one cruise card scanner before ship exit. A general and irritable cattlecall. All tours returned generally at the same time so onboard procedure was just as bad. Buffet lines consequently backed up with waits. Inside was a zoo. Europeans have a push, shove and no manners culture (at least this group at these prices). It was like taking a Greyhound bus from coast to coast. If price is all that matters, the cruise is ok. Too bad because it is a good itinerary.

The cruise ship is very clean and well maintained. The ports were exciting and the ship arrived early and stayed late, giving us maximum time to enjoy the port. The staff was helpful and gracious. Overall we had a wonderful time.

OK experience but next time I'll probably use another cruise line.

aproximately 7 of our friends will be traveling with you after our experience. And we will be back tooooo...

This cruise is tailored to Italian tastes, so if are expecting a Royal Carribean type of all-inclusive food and entertainment, you will not see it here. The staff was generally friendly and eager to help.

This was our 19th cruise and after taking the same ship the year before we were grossly disappointed. Thought some things that were added were cute, but most of what we experienced we were disappointed with. most unfortunate that my husband spent so much time complaining about our cruise when we usually spend that time having fun.

Ship was great ; weather not; substitution of Naples(which we didnt see) and Palma well below our high expectations. Our Viking River trip on the Danube set the bar high formking mid course corrections! I would expect some credit on our next trip (australia in 1/19) will be made.

The Viking experience was our best yet. We took another company's river cruise last year and thought we had experienced the best until this cruise. While still on a fairly small ship, the Viking Star was elegant as she was equipped with the finest staff, cuisine, lodging, and excursion choices. We look forward to our next Viking cruise!!

The overall cruise experience was very good. However, we were late returning from an excursion in Palma due to some transportation issues and missed the ship departure. This was a terrible experience which cost me over $1000 in flight, lodging, etc,(We had to take a flight from Palma to Barcelona, and stay overnight in Barcelona. Then we flew to Palermo and spent a night there). This meant that, for 2 days, we were not on the ship. I don't blame Costa for us missing the ship. However, when we returned to the ship in Palermo, Italy and cruised to Rome, I saw that Costa had originally removed the service fees from my bill for the 2 days we weren't on the ship. But then they returned those fees, although we received no service, our stateroom was locked and received no cleaning for those 2 days, we consumed no meals, nor used any of the facilities during this period. I spoke with the cruise's on board customer representative to plead my case, and asked that those charges be removed,only to be told, very rudely, "Sir...That's NOT going to happen!". I should not have been charged for services I did not receive.

This is an excellent choice if you’re looking for a relaxed yet classy experience. No formal nights, no charge for speciality restaurants (Manfredi’s was exceptional), wonderful spa area, plenty of space to just hang out.