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Celebrity Edge Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 4

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Celebrity Edge

11 Night Amalfi Coast & Greek Isles (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 19, 2019

Ship: Celebrity Edge

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Already planning for 2021 out of Rome again. Likely to do either western Mediterranean or rail and go out of Venice.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Got there a tad early and was swept right in. Staff were helpful to guide.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Stayed pretty much in our main dining and seating each night sans one when excursion was late returning. Awesome wait staff.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
More of a N/A. With the itinerary we stayed busy and sea days were to decompress and recoup

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Good variety and quality

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Excellent in most every area throughout. There are always nit picky things that can be criticized but all the staff worked hard, responded to requests and needs as expected.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Very clean. Lay out and design of ship made it feel like there were not as many people on board as capacity is.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Design makes it feel even more open and roomy with endless veranda.

Ship tip

Try and see every area and aspect

Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5
We stayed 4 days before and 1 after and saw a lot but not everything. I’d go back here for a week alone. People need to understand how far port is from downtown and plan accordingly. We had car service set up in advance which was cheaper than cabs.

Catania, Sicily

4 out of 5
Beautiful island. Had bus issue on excursion which turned into a bit of a cluster but turned out okay. Did Blue grotto and other mountain village area which were worth the effort.

Valletta, Malta

5 out of 5
Got off boat and we caught the double decker tour bus on our own. $30 each and charged right to cruise card.

Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5
Awesome island and excursion we booked outside of cruise line. Had 2 guides and a private van for 4 of us.

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5
Worth seeing the Old World history at least once. We did the Athens walking tour and it was worthwhile.

Mykonos, Greece

5 out of 5
Windy island where they used the ships tenders. Very enjoyable tour again through 3rd party not cruise line. Small van with 8 of us.

Nafplion (Nauplion), Greece

4 out of 5
Got off and walked the port area and shops. A “newer” area history wise.

Katakolon (Olympia), Greece

5 out of 5
Took the walk up double decker tour bus again here. Great experience. Reasonable and a pretty extended day in terms of area covered. Had a wonderful lunch at a restaurant back in the port area.

Naples, Italy

4 out of 5
The port was good. The excursion was not quite described as one would hope. We were going to book a private boat but waited too long and only unshaded were available. We booked the “jet boat” ride which went to island with salt spring pools. “Jet boat” equals the main ferry service which is a cluster. The island and pools were nice but for money spent we’d do the private boat next time.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Simplistic and seamless. Celebrity has this down pat.
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