Exploring the Mediterranean

Celebrity Beyond Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 19

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
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Celebrity Beyond

11 Night Italy Turkey & Greek Islands (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 07, 2023

Ship: Celebrity Beyond

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11265

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We enjoyed it very much. The staff and food on Celebrity are top notch. The concierge was extremely helpful. Sail Concierge class and utilize them.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
No instructions on getting to the ship once we arrived at the port. We were lucky one of the shuttle bus drivers picked us up as we walked with our luggage. Once at the ship is was flawless.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Dining was a pleasure. The food was high quality.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
More pool activities and better music played on the pool deck would be welcome. The fitness center lacked free space for yoga and other stretching.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Not quite as good as Royal Caribbean although very enjoyable and professional.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We were concerned that we would not like the infinite veranda. We loved it! It added space to the room and a view from floor to ceiling. We often slept with the window open to enjoy the sounds of the sea.

Ship tip

The Sunset Bar at the back of the ship should be a daily happy hour destination!

Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

3 out of 5
We did not spend any time there. It is difficulty to navigate your way to the ship.

Catania, Sicily Did not visit port

The ship was delayed in Civitavecchia due to weather, unfortunately we had to skip this port.

Santorini, Greece

3 out of 5
The number of ships should be limited. Lines were 2 hours long to take the tram to the top. There are 600 stair that can be used except that you must share with donkeys and the excrement. We chose to do neither and just walked around where the tender dropped us off. I'm sure it's lovely though.

Mykonos, Greece

5 out of 5
User friendly and easy to get around.

Istanbul, Turkey

4 out of 5
It is something to see. Pulling into the harbor is spectacular. The city itself is beautiful but so crowded.

Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

5 out of 5
This is a wonderful port. Easy to get around and the ruins in Ephesus should not be missed.

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5
We wish we had more time there as the Acropolis takes half a day. I look forward to visiting again.

Naples, Italy

5 out of 5
The people were very friendly. Don't miss the Napolitan pizza and arancini. Find a small out of the way place and enjoy!

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
We were not given good instruction on where to find the busses. It all worked out though.
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