Best of the Med
Sail Date: September 20, 2013
Reviewed: 3 years ago
Traveled As: Couple
Room Type: Oceanview
It's hard to choose a favorite spot, the entire experience was eye opening, historical, and beautiful. Here's a view of Barcelona, the old with the new shows how diverse this city is and it was the beginning and end of a great adventure.
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Category Ratings
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| Ship Quality | Beautifully decorated, modern and not overly ornate. | |
| Food and Dining | Not bad, but not as good as other cruises. Would have like to see the menu follow the iternery ie. French, Spanish, Italian | |
| Cabin / Stateroom | One of the largest staterooms we've had in 8 cruises. | |
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| Entertainment | Only 4 shows was disappointing. | |
| Children's Programs | Didn't use, don't care | |
| Onboard Activities | We really didn't spend much time on the ship on this cruise so the activities were adequate. | |
| Destinations and Excursions | This cruise was all about the destinations, it was a whirlwind tour of three countries! |
Port Ratings
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| Barcelona, Spain | |||
| Marseille (Provence), France | |||
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | Take a public bus to Nice. Only E1.5 each way and beautiful ride, Nice is a charming French town. My favorite day of the entire cruise. |
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| Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy | Very crowded, we took a train to Florence but by the time we got there we really had to hurry to get back to the ship on time. | ||
| Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy | Something to see once, but ridiculously crowded. | ||
| Naples, Italy | Didn't have enough time to experience Naples as we headed out toward Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast, fabulous! | ||
| Messina, Sicily | Bad experience with "City Sightseeing Hop on/off Bus". DO NOT do this, it is a total rip off. | ||
| Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands | One of the best places of the entire cruise, totally unexpected. Don't miss Cathedral Mallorca, I thought this was better than St. Peter's Basillica and no crowds! |
Tip
For best food outside of the dining room, head right on through the Lido buffet toward the Havanna club. The Asian and Italian stations were excellent. Also a great place to get omelettes or eggs cooked to order for breakfast.
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