Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise Reviews

The ship itself was impressive in size and content.

i enjoyed everything on the cruise.

Went to Capri when we docked in Naples. Bad seas though we had a wonderful 3 hours enjoying ourselves on this beautiful island. 3 ferries cancelled. We were denied access to the 3:25, 4:30, 5:10, 5:25 ferries. We took the 6:10 ferry and arrived at 7:00. The ship was leaving as we raced to get on. There was a call made and the crew new or the problems. It was tramatic and ruined out cruise.

Ship was impressive, lots to do and see.

The ship and the service were excellent. We would certainly travel with Royal Carrib. again. Overall, it was a wonderful vacation.

It was a nice clean ship to begin with. This is not a children oriented cruise, but there were many of them. The excursions are pricey and not very worth it. Everything is included in price as far as food outside of drinks, ice cream, and room service. Very nice to have all announcements in every language needed. Itinerary is given at the end of every day for the next day's adventures. No real city information given if you do not go out on the boat excursion. Not very much time in some places even though it may be a huge city.

One of our best cruise experiences ever! Destination: Spain-France-Italy Sailing date: 15-July-2011 Ages 24-29 Type:Couple Stateroom Type:Inside

Great ship to sail on.

a new ship everyting was great, only thing missing was a exercise room, they put the equipment out on the deck with a minature golf area and a sky court, no privacy for a female to do her workouts

I really didn't explore the entire ship. Because of the itinerary I was only on the ship at night. My balcony room was very nice and accommodated all three of us nicely. The buffet areas were very clean and well ventilated. I've been on ships where I avoided the buffet areas because there wasn't enough air flow and the smells were overwhelming. The casino was very nice and I didn't really have any issues with second hand smoke.

We were really impressed with this new ship. The added features were great and the service we received overall was very good. We enjoyed the new food stations, especially the burrito bar. It was the best food in the Lido area that I have experienced in all of my past cruises. There were plenty of selections and the quality was also very good. The implementation of the non smoking areas was also a vast improvement. The casino was virtually smoke free.

Our cruise on the Carnival Magic was all very positive. The ship making its 11th voyage to the Western Mediterranean ports was just a pure joy and educational experience. From the accommodations, the port-of-calls, the food, service and cleanliness of the ship were all very satisfying.

Carnival Magic was a not a magical ship - decor was okay. Spaces were confining. Layout was poor. Italian restraunt directly below the basketball court. We were the 11th sailing - ceiling already cracked and a recessed light fixture hanging from the ceiling. Dining room food was very good, other food on the ship was average buffet food. If you purchase a "pop" card, you must hunt someone or somewhere to use the option. Thirsty Frog Pub is fun. Entertainment on the ship is a mixed bag. Thirsty Frog pub has better entertainment than most of the other areas. Cruise director has tired old jokes - not cool to use the same jokes and stories repeatedly. Ship sailed past active volcano - very cool. Spouses first cruise and my second, spouse is not wanting to try another as felt value was so-so. No special features - no ice scupltures or carved fruit, no special frills or extras, just average.

Nice ship plus good on board service.

Well organized with good food, service, music and shows

Epic is built like a tall massive building with a squared off tower lacking in style. The common areas and non-specialty restaurants are also lacking in style. Seems like NCL devoted much of the Epic spaces to cabin and retail store allocations instead of larger size common areas such as theatre, lounges, atrium,etc. in order to maxinmize profit. We had 2 balcony cabins and find the bathroom configuration a little strange. There's a curtain dividing the bathroom from the rest of the cabin. Behind the curtain, there are two separate frosted glass enclosures. One as a shower enclosure and the other for the toilet. The sink is adjacent to the shower enclosure and on the cabin side of the curtain. One can hear every noise coming from behind the curtain when the toilet or shower is in use. The only plus side is that each of the bathroom component can be used independently. The balcony cabin has plenty of storage space but not much room to get around. Non-specialty restaurant menus are not impressive offering mostly modest choices such as chicken, pasta and low quality steaks. Don't expect lobster or more expensive item choices offered by Royal Caribbean or Princess. Not impressed by their dessert menu...bad tasting as well. Service from staff members are hit or miss...some good ones and some bad ones. Le Cirque was outstanding but one has to pay. Blue Man group was not as good as the original. Make your entertainment reservations early as they get filled very quickly. Reservation is required for each entertainment. Overall, our Epic experience was just average and somewhat disappointing as we were expecting more from a brand new vessel.

Overall loved the cruise. Biggest downside was the room was very narrow and the layout was awkward. I think the pool area was great for people traveling with children or young teens. Wish there would have been more older teens on our cruise. I loved that there were no set seating times for dinner. Would have liked to have tried more of the specialty restaurants, however, all the 'extras' really add up fast making this itinerary very expensive!! Entertainment was excellent!!

This ship is brand new and it shows! The common areas and entertainment areas are very well laid out. There is honestly nothing bad I can say about this beautiful ship.

the ship was kept clean, Staff was just ok and not very well trained. Did not have very good service skills.

Ship is way too large too impersonal and the food mediocre. Definietely gearde to the family more than the couple or single traveler. Very noisy.