Europe Cruise Reviews

This cruise was ok. The food wasn't that great and I wasn't a fan of how juice was only served at breakfast.

The ship itself was nice, clean, couple pools and 4 hot tubs accommodated everyone. Very large ship, a lot of bars. Few complaints: the food is below average and buffet style, very repetitive, no change, for breakfast( my favorite and most important meal), if you want typical eggs pancakes sausage bacon, have to pay addionally for that and even that was below average. Same as lunch and dinner, buffet wasn’t good at all. WiFi cost money, no Internet cafe for free. I went with 2 friends, the cleaning service did a good job cleaning, we were not aware we were charge $10 each day, all 3 of us. $70/per to clean our room? For that price we would of cleaned it ourselves if we knew.. We also felt very uninformed on this cruise, I personally feel Costa suck with marketing and making their customers aware of all the options they have to offer. Probably would never cruise with Costa again.

THE CRUISE AND SHIP WERE VERY ENJOYABLE. WE WERE ABLE TO ENJOY PORTS AND CANALS BECAUSE THE SHIP WAS SMALLER THAN MOST CRUISE SHIPS.

Everything was awesome! Embarkment and disembarkment so easy!!! The staff was welcoming and very helpful! This is a great way to see many places in a short amount of time! Most excursions were fabulous and Princess was receptive to review those that fell short. Plenty to do on the ship even though we chose to rest mostly because the excursions were tiring!

The Costa boarding process in Venice was terrible. There was a massive amount of people standing in a warehouse waiting for their group number to be called. There were simply not enough Costa employees. We waited in line for 1 1/2 hours. On our first night we were told by our waiter that he could not serve us an alcoholic drink. We had to retrieve our own drinks from a bar on the ship. I found it less than funny that the bar next to the dining room was closed during dinner. We were also unclear why you could only get black coffee after dinner since this same dining room serves breakfast with coffee, cream and sugar. We have been on 7 cruises (this was our first Costa) and we have never seen so many people fighting over so few seats on the 9th deck. One day we actually had to take our lunch plates back to our cabin after circling the deck for 20 minutes. Forget going to the Hospitality Desk to get an a straight answer to any questions. After being told 3 different times to return to the desk for assistance I asked to speak to a Supervisor and was told they wouldn't come out to speak with me. The desk staff would not even give me their name. We had a great vacation. Our room steward Mark was great, our waiter Saber was also very good. Our excursions were all fun and I felt a good value. We learned valuable lessons for selecting future cruises in Europe.

It was a busy time actually looked forward to days at ses

Celebrity onboard excursions groups are way to big. Only advantage is 24 hour cancel policy. AA cruise excursions were small groups and much better. Only problem is the 7 day cancel policy. They need to address this issue and get it down to 3 day cancel policy

Traveled with Costa before and we were VERY pleased. It was very frustrating that so many children controlled the pools without being corrected and they were permitted in the clubs until the wee hours.

We really enjoyed the cruise. Weather in Greek Islands from late spring is warm to hot while there's lots of history and culture to experience. Ship was excellent - food, shows etc. We will look forward to our return.

The Spirit is one of the older ships in the NCL fleet, but it's clean and well-maintained. It doesn't have all the fancy bells and whistles that the newer mega-ships have, but the smaller capacity means the ship is easier to get around and feels more intimate. The staff was fabulous; everyone was friendly, helpful, and did their best to make our vacation fantastic. The food and drink were perfectly fine, and so were the activities. We really appreciated the Freestyle Cruising concept, and were happy we weren't forced to eat at assigned times, sitting with strangers. We very much enjoyed the itinerary; every port was different, and with the exception of the massive issues with returning to the ship in Santorini, all the ports were really wonderful. Overall this was a fantastic vacation, and we definitely look forward to Cruising like a Norwegian again in the future :)

Did not like the food in the Raffles Court that much. it was ok. The food in the specialty restaurants and in the main dining rooms was much better. The itinerary was great!

My first MSC cruise so to compare it to the others: Embarkation was a nightmare. This is the first time I've cruised where people embark and disembark at all ports. That being said, this process is painful. When you need to leave for a tour, the lines to leave are very long because the other stations are waiting for people to embark. That was the worst part of the cruise. We booked the Yacht Club and it really was a top experience. We met other passengers on the ship who were not part of the YC and they had many complaints. Our YC experience included everything (alcohol, 24 hour butler & concierge) minibar, robes, spa sauna) and prime seating on tours and in the shows. The only extras were WiFi, massages and a specialty restaurant. Others on the ship has to pay for water! The suite was small; equal to a RCCL balcony room, but as previously stated, the amenities were bountiful. We had our own restaurant, pool, bar and elevator. I am looking to book another YC cruise with MSC. RCCL has competition in my book.

I’m a Platinum card member on NCL. This is my LAST cruise with them. Drink prices are outrageous, a 20 percent gratuity is added on everything, No more Latitude rewards parties for Gold, Platinum card members. NCL tours are double the cost for tours offered ashore. Our friends toke the day tour to Paris, stopped only at Effiel tower the view was through a fence. Did not stop at Notra Dome or Arch D Triumph , just drove by !! Cost : $ 400 !! Demanded their money back, NCL re credited them 30 percent.

Overall experience was okay. It left a lot to be desired for me. Not sure if I would cruise again based off this cruise alone.

Very nice ship, people and ports. Hopefully they can improve food quality.

Bottom line, we thoroughly enjoyed our cruise, even though, as Latitudes members, we were never invited to the Latitudes cocktail party. The ports of call were wonderful, the ship was clean and modern, the staff was competent, the food was hit and miss, but the music/entertainment was extraordinary.

I did this itinerary as I love Northern Spain, and had never seen Portugal. This is part of my DNA research, and loved finding that the celtic areas of Spain were part of this itinerary! This cruise is not offered that often, so when it comes around, be sure to book the cruise!

Ships, Cruise director and entertainment director was excellent. Ship was well run except for snafu getting tendered into Guernsey( not ships fault). breakfast was always delivered early to stateroom instead of during time requested.bar staff at Schooner bar- Frankie, Eddy and Milly was wonderful.

Ship personnel extremely friendly yet unabtrusive. Some ports were hard/long to get to.

My wife and I had a fantastic time visiting the different country And experiencing the cultures. Would love to take the Entire family on the same cruise.