Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise Reviews

We had a good time and had great service. Patrick was our coordinator and was very friendly and always left our room spotless. I thought the cruise directors staff had great energy. My only complain was the cruise was too crowded it was difficult to find seating in the Buffett and finding a chair to lay out by the pool. I would recommend this cruise to friends.

This is our first cruise, It was wonderful,exciting and fun, fun,fun!! We were spoiled on this cruise,and it felt so good to just do nothing but sleep, shower and get served. There were so many activities on the ship itself,that even when it rained and we didn't disembarked we had fun. The ship is so clean,my husband walked around in socks in the room and his socks did not get dirty. How good is that!! We enjoyed eating in the Gardens and The Manhattan room(where Lucy our server just made every meal a pleasure).Every where we go it was wonderful. Except for Osheehans a few of the servers(women) were not to friendly, so we never went back!!! why ruin our cruise.. other than that it was all good.

This was a good cruise if you don't like days at sea. The first day was the only one we did not visit a port and some ports you had to travel over an hour by bus, train, or taxi to get to the site. I would prefer at least 2 days at sea to take advantage of all the things offered on board and to relax. Anytime dining has advantages but it also does not let you get to know your waiters and meet other passengers. I did learn never to wear a tux again on European cruises. I also felt they could have used the sports court better by offering a variety of sports on their schedule rather than just soccer. I had just come off a 15 day cruise comprised of mostly older retired passengers but we still had over 20 people who played VB almost everyday. The specialty dining places are nice but really appear just a way for the company to make more money since the dining rooms serve good food. Getting on and off the ship was excellently run every time.

From making arrangements, to arrival at the port through the daily excursions and then final departure, everything went smoothly and the quality of ship amenities and personnel were excellent. We could have used a little more sun shine; but the fun of the trip was not diminished.

Lots of activities on board for every age group. You can go from one activity to the next one. Open buffet is not open for 24 hours. Some nights, The buffet is only open til 9:00 pm, sometimes you get hungry around 10. I would suggest for an open buffet til midnight. Just open one aisle of foods for the late eaters. There's no party for Friends of Dorothy for LGBT. Was really hoping for it but there's none. It would really be good if they have one. All guest relations should be well versed in English, some have a hard time expressing in English. Also, they need more staff at the guest relations on the last night of the cruise, It was a long line that night that I have to wait standing for almost an hour. This should not be an excuse from Royal Carribean. The shore excursion trip is a little bit expensive, It's better to sign up with the other tour group outside of royal carribean, they offer better and affordable rates.

I was slightly disappointed. The excursions were over priced. We found better deals in the cities and the guides were knowledgeable and friendly. I was bored during the day while at see. The Ice skating show and Saturday Night Fever Live shows were outstanding! The staff was great! The food was nothing to brag about. The main dinning room food that should have been hot wasn't and food like cheesecake we are use to being cold was warm. They should consider offering more late night variety. This was my fourth cruise and third cruise with RC and I would rank it as the worst.

My husband and I had taken this cruise--same ports--ten years ago and had always wanted to return to (especially) Barcelona. Loved it even more the second time around!! The "On/Off Busses, in several of the ports, made it so easy to get around as well as the Ship Tour to Rome was a good value. I am a "seasoned" cruise traveler, with Princess and Crystal; this being my second Holland American Cruise. Cruising has changed alot over the years and find it much more enjoyable now that it's less formal and there are so many options in terms of dining and attaire. Also, love to see so many families with children of all ages! Oh! Also thought the "entertainment" was excellent!

Babies and toddlers everywhere from second seating dinner to the gym to cannon balling in the jacuzzi. Parents don't say anything and neither does the Costa staff. Dinners are very Italian,food and service which we knew in advance and did enjoy. Breakfast and lunch food quality were poor- Hometown Buffet is truly what it was like. There are time periods in the middle of the day 1/2 an hour to an hour where there is no food service but scant slices of pizza available. lastly, We had to pack and vacate our room 3 1/2 hours before reaching port (they plan it this way to get a head start on room cleaning and prep for the next guest). My jacket was lost and was never to be found again during this time-thank you Costa. Keep your belongings with you at all times, double check your things yourself.

The 10 day Mediterranean Cruise is a great value at this time of year. The crowds are gone, the weather is comfortable and it makes for a great vacation. The Royal Carribean Seranade of the Seas is a smaller but very comfortable ship and the food was great. All in all....a great time of year for a vacation in that part of Europe.

Every minute since you arrive until the last day that you leave the cruise was amazing every person that works on the ship always smiling willing to help with smile and going above and beyond, every tour we took in each city that we stop was great , we are looking forward for our next cruise

I booked this cruise for Nov 2012 since I was traveling by myself and wanted a single cabin without paying double. The markup for the single cabin was only 20%. For that I got an inside cabin on front of the lower deck -- which was fine except for the noise/vibration from the side thrusters when the ship docked (not an issue if you're an early riser). Having traveled on most of the cruiselines I've realized that they all follow the same formula. No different here except that the majority of passengers were italian/spanish/french with a few germans/russians/asians/english. Almost no americans on the ship (which is ok by me). All communications were in italian/spanish/french/german/english and targeted towards your chosen language. NO language issues at all. I picked this cruise based in the itinerary and pricing and would do it again if the pricing were attractive. Would probably choose a different cruiseline if pricing/itinerary were the same. But no regrets. Italians has no sense of order or personal space and are always getting in your way, but you learn to deal with that soon enough. Just be a little pushy and get in their way and you'll be fine. They talk a lot but are mostly soft-spoken, not loud like we americans. The drinks package for 19.50 euro/day is great! Possibly a deciding factor on future Costa cruises.

THE SHIP WAS BEAUTIFUL AND VERY CLEAN, THE FOOD WAS GREAT AND THE ENTERTAINMENT WAS DESCENT AND THEY KNOW HOW TO SHOW YOU A GREAT TIME!!!

The ship in need of new updating of decro. and we hear it will be done after our departure. Would be interested in seeing the ship after it is redone.

Great ship. Good size.

wasted spaces - poor food - carnival doesn't care about passengers

This was a very nice and relaxing cruise. The port selected to visit were great and certainly interesting and the tour excursions totally covered each port.

The ship is getting a total revamp in 3 weeks. The weather was cold, the seas were rough so there was very limited things to do poolside, as expected. However, the ship's crew could have increased the available activities indoors to make up for the bad weather. It seems med cruises are more for the elderly!

Best cruise we have been on. The entertainment was superb - was better than what I have seen in Vegas. The costumes and shows and choreography and cast were top-notch. Did not look like a put-together show. was very professional. The ship was clean and we liked that there was hand sanitizer everywhere and people were asked to use it. The decor and rooms were beautiful - not over the top like Carnival.

The Breeze has a ton of amenities, just a shame that they are so susceptible to wind and waves. For at least a third to half of the trip something on the boat was closed off. The Serentity deck closed for days, the ropes course only open twice, the water park just a few days more. Bar service was non-existent in the restaurants and deck areas. The entertainment staff was atrocious and the captain changed the itinerary at will.

Modern.comfortable, friendly