Europe Cruise Reviews

This was a breeze to book and a great price, but I found it difficult to get back in touch with the person I booked with; she never returned any of my calls for follow-up questions.

The itinerary was great, the food and service were terrible. The ship is tired looking and could use a deep cleaning. I would not cruise on Norwegian Cruise Lines again.

I had a really good impression, and now am just wishing to come and travel again. Next time I will try to go for a cruise with Norwegian to the Hawaiian Islands.

The shower and toilet are open to the whole cabin. If you love hearing someone go pee or take a dump this is the cruise for you. No privacy either the shower is right by the door so if anyone opens it your butt is shown to the world. So displeased. Casino, they rob you blind. I was playing this coin push game where the prizes sit on top of the coins and it cost $5 dollars each swipe of your card to play. The $20 prize had 4 bills paper clipped together so I assumed it was 4 twenties because if it was 1 twenty with 3 ones then the game is not even close to being a gambling game it is an automatic losing game. Of course with this money grubbing cruise line it was $23 dollars which is extremely disgusting. When you gamble you should know the risks of winning and losing. Like blackjack or roulette you know the odds and the pay out. This was not gambling it was the Cruise line taking a lot of money from a lot of people.

We felt like every food option was bland, cold or boring. We honestly went to the buffet the last few days because that's where we found the freshest food.

We took this trip because of the itinerary and the extras offered such as paid gratuities, onboard credit, and free excursions. That was as expected. The botched airport to ship transfer was a real downer. It cost $139pp and we could have taken a direct train from the airport to Southampton for 16 euros. The ship itself was OK, but showed its age.

Would love to go again. The staff made all the difference. Wish I didn't have to go. Go see the world. It is worth it. Eat good food, drink good wine, meet new people

I thought the ship lacked management. The tour desk was poorly staffed. The people wer knowledgeable however they were not there at the right times. One person should have been at the desk on the days in port. The front desk was poorly staffed not enough help. The internet rarely worked at sea wasted minutes. The managers hours were not posted so you just had to keep checking to see if he was in.

The cruise was great overall. The Russian Ballet was NOT GOOD AT ALL! Staff blamed us (the customers) for not asking if it was anything but a high school ballet production for $135!!! WHAT!? Other than the customer service staff at the main lobby desk, this cruise was great. The high ropes course was amazing. The spa was lovely. The gym was very clean and easy to use. The ship was large and fairly easy to get around. Very good trip overall -- but staff did leave a lot to be desired.

My wife and I will sail with NCL again. Overall positive experience. Helsinki was not worth the money spent on the excursion. .........................

Great ship - clean, well designed. Embarkation/debarkation was a breeze. All service personnel on the ship were friendly and efficient. You won't regret sailing on the Getaway. Love NCL!

Nice cruise experience around Nordics with St. Petersburg and Tallin as highlights - a must go! The ship is clean and comfortable with excellent staff. The ares to improve on - the internet access, communication tool among a group on the ship and information source on the ship. Overall wonderful experience for a relaxing holiday with kids.

Good cruise overall. If you book a non-cruise-ship tour of St. Petersburg, as we did, make sure you get off the ship at least one hour before your tour is scheduled to start in order to get through Russian immigration. The cruise lines mislead passengers who do not book their tours through them, so that they can get the ship tour groups at the head of the immigration line. I asked the ship personnel when I should get off the ship in order to make an 8:30 am tour and was told to get off at 8:00 am. At that point I was at the back of a one-hour queue, and barely made the tour. The ship cannot refuse disembarkation once the ship has been cleared. (No announcement was made when the ship was cleared.)

A great trip and a wonderful book of memories. We will be back on Celebrity in June 2018 and I'm sure another again soon after that! I enjoy the smaller ships (Summit, Constellation, etc.) but mostly I enjoy Celebrity's cruise culture. Fun, not pretentious and modern.

Wonderful ports of call. Ship was beautiful and very clean. The buffet was a nightmare at peak times, but most of the food was tasty. Main dining room was good except that you had to pay for water and coffee with your meal. Shipboard entertainment was just okay. All in all, a decent cruise, but I wish I had know literally everything was a la carte before I booked.

Overall really enjoyable! Most of the staff was nice just the bartenders were always so rude and made it difficult to ever get a drink :( Pretty good entertainment on the ship and of course all the destinations were amazing. Didn't even need to pay for any excursions, you can just get off the ship and explore yourself really easily!

Next year's President's cruise will be very different in the Caribbean. This was amazing in every way. If you don't care about the ports, the President's cruise is absolutely the best cruise for special extras compared to any other cruise.

I love the Norweign Epic! This was my second time on this ship and I'd go again tomorrow. We had a smooth embarkation in a very short time. Cabins were great as usual. Entertainment was wonderful! The food was amazing! I read reviews encouraging to forgo the specialty dining but these were totally unfounded. This was an offer included in our cruise and we thoroughly enjoyed them. The food was delicious and very plentiful! Drink service was slow at the Moderno but after talking with the maitre 'd it was perfectly understandable and we were good with his explanation. It didn't stop there. My sons are in the restaurant business so they understood completely. The maitre'd sent chocolate covered strawberries to all three of our cabins to make up for the slow service. He didn't have to do that but was enjoyed and appreciated by all. He went above and beyond to make up for something that was out of his control. Amazing cruise with amazing ports!

Only travel on MSC if you upgrade to the yacht club. Unless its a last minute decision or looking for a budget trip don't travel on this cruise line.

Overall well designed itinerary and ports of call, good variety of food choices, service and entertainment. Cabin was spacious and staff was very good also. Biggest negatives were boarding experience and surprisingly narrow choices in drink package.