Europe Cruise Reviews

All in all it was enjoyable. I went to the desk to inquire about a brochure for future cruise. They don’t have them in English. Want coffee at dinner. And they need to include the directions to felliston cruise port in ijmudien. Water is free for Americans at dinner. Shows could be better. But we’re okay. And you have to pay for bathrooms in most cities.

Wonderful Cruise, loved Rome & Barcelona the best. The ship was beautiful, the food just fair (could have been better) Entertainment was very good. Love Royal Caribbean! Your representatives are the best!

I would like to rate it higher, but honestly, the horrible rendering experience in Villefranche-sur-Mer really was so disappointing that it brought the entire experience down. To make matters worse, it was the last day of the cruise so it is what my kids remember more clearly.

Absolutely wonderful cruise, with top notch service from the crew. The only drawback is the uncomfortable mattress, which is important and needs to be addressed.

You do this cruise because of the ports not because it is a great ship. The ship was just ok. We traveled on the Epic in the Caribbean several years ago and you can see that the ship has become a bit dated. The ports were excellent but make sure you have plan in advanced your excursions. We did not do this for a few ports and did not have great experiences. In Mallorca we planned to do the Hop On Hop Off bus but there were literally 75-100 people in line to get on the bus so it would have taken over an hour. We ended up using a taxi to tour and they charged $120 euros for 2 hours. Most of the excursions are expensive and you have to travel significant distances because of the nature of these European ports but the experiences were incredible.

Super fun trip. I would have liked one more sea day just for relaxation. Holland is a great cruise line - I highly recommend. This particular cruise had lots of ports so it was very fast paced. We spent a few days in Rome on the front and back end, I would recommend this so you can enjoy this beautiful city a little more, not enough time otherwise.

The ship was nice and the room was quite good. The staff was exceptionally well trained and pleasant in every encounter. My biggest criticism was my perception that the cruise line skimped on the quality of food in the dining rooms. The descriptions of the dishes were elaborate and colorful but that couldn't hide the fact that cheep sea food and meats were offered. The La Terraza restaurant had about nine pasta dishes that were all meatless except one that had pork cheeks. Additionally they had separate vegetarian selections.

Overall good experience on NCL. Wonderful ports of call. Ship excursions costs could have been more reasonable.

Horrible Spa Experience (no follow up from management), but amazing visits to cool places, and everything else was perfect.

Loved the ship and loved the itinerary. The Haven is really wonderful and wouldn't go any other way.

If you're looking for a relaxing cruise where you get good food, good service, a nice view, and avoid an extra fee at every turn, look elsewhere. This is not the cruise for you. The facilities seemed run down, staff was not very pleasant, the app for your phone was almost worthless when looking up schedules and making service reservations. Overall, not recommended. Royal Caribbean will not be our cruise line of choice. If given another option, we would select another cruise line.

I was pleased with the cruise itinerary except the last port. It is relaxing and fun. I appreciate all staff work long hours to make the journey wonderful. I plan to cruise with MSC again in 2021 since I already booked all my trips for 2020.

We love NCL, we refuse to travel with any other liner, the free style cruising is perfect for us

Great cruise on a good ship with great staff and great service. Ran out of some beverages too soon. Ship excursions outrageously priced. Food was good but not great.

I am very disappointed with RC. I don’t think I would cruise with them in The feature.

We love and have always used them to book our cruises however we were underwhelmed with Norwegian. While it is true we got a great deal on our cruise they certainly nickel and dime you to death the entire rest of the time to make up for it. The entertainment on the ship was below par and the kids programs were terrible. They have two xbox systems for the entire ship to share and every child wants to play. A tiny TV and the arcade games will set you back 2.00 a game for basketball and skeeball. The spa services try to upsale you on products so much to the point that the insult you (experienced this while talking with other guest about their experience). Very tragic.

-The experience can be quite expensive. -Amazing cities with wonderful excursions available. -Try to take advantage of as many free shows and classes as possible. - Meet people from all places of the world. -Download the ncl app to know what’s going on at all times (no internet required for app use).

All the restaurants has the same menu every night- I feel the menu should be different for each restaurant

All the pluses first Number of people in front of me at check-in at 11am: ZERO Boarding group number 4, and it looked like there were about 10 people (max) in each boarding group Had to wait for the Patio (and buffet) to open at noon. "Suffered" by lounging on the plush pool chairs. I really liked the Patio. Ate there twice. The cabin: Wonderful The sheets And those large plush pillows Plus, the mattress topper was so good that I could not feel the split between the two beds Also noticed that the curtains and drapes were much nicer, heavier than others. That quality feel The negative: the bathroom: smallest I’ve ever had and not the greatest water pressure in the sink or the shower Big towels, tho , almost too big, if that’s possible And those little sweets every night on the dish. Nice touch. The coffee table didn't match the decor and is in the way. Moved it Not a glaring colour in sight anywhere: no turquoise, no red battling with orange. The Den and The Living Room are amazing spaces, so was the Cabaret Discoveries: the food was amazing - both breakfast and dinner as an example: Sunday night dinner: over-baked salmon. Delicious (not a word I use often) and, when I lifted the salmon off the asparagus and potato under-parts, there were the two asparagus, perfectly crossed in an X, and I mean perfectly placed. Waiting: for anything: negligible…. Zero checking in, zipped through boarding, I think there were a max of three couples ahead of me getting into dinner. And especially disembarking: where I am used to long, long queues in large, large groups: nada. Walk off when I wanted Which leads me to the negatives: No served breakfast on the last day. That was a surprise. On NCL and on Celebrity, there is a full-service breakfast on the last day (as well as the buffet). I was really surprised that, on the last day, in Discoveries, it was a buffet. Granted, a nice enough one, including the carved ham station, but, still, buffet. Not the best in meeting my expectation. Also, surprised that there was no served lunch on embarkation day. Again, on all the other cruises I’ve been on, except Pullmantur, the MDR has been open for embarkation lunch. I did go to the buffet once: on the first day, for chocolate dessert which I took back to The Patio. It really was as much as a scrum as any other line – tho in a smaller space. Service: this is where Azamara did not meet my expectations. At that price, I expected near-flawless service. Three (negative) examples: I ate at the Patio on embarkation day. That went fine. I ordered chicken wings, then cold soup, then a burger. Came one at a time. But when I ate there on Saturday, I ordered chicken wings and a salmon burger and the wings and the burger arrived at the same time. Not a good move. It meant one wasn't was warm as it should've been by the time I got to it. Dinner on Sunday: the waiter plopped down a Caesar salad that belonged two tables to my left. And then gave me French onion soup when I had ordered clam chowder. The guy next to me ordered a steak medium rare, and it wasn’t. His wife was a bit disappointed too, and they’re frequent Azamara people. Twice, my sparkling water glass got topped up with still water. Granted, they were constantly asking to refill the wine, but they usually asked if I wanted more water AS they were pouring it in They were also not the most pleasant and engaging service staff in The Patio. Almost surly. Would I cruise AZ again: yes, with a couple of conditions -- it would need to be a more special itinerary and I would not pay a premium of more than a few hundred dollars

Amazing experience . Staff went above and beyond to make us feel comfortable and enjoy the experience.