Wonderful Itinerary

Emerald Princess Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

jeansook

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

14 Night Black Sea & Aegean Medley (Rome To Istanbul)

Sail date: June 13, 2015

Ship: Emerald Princess

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: D631

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

Since the cruise starts in Rome, we arrived in Rome 3 days prior to the cruise & enjoyed the eternal city. One can choose from many options to be transported to the cruise port. The itinerary of this cruise was wonderful: All the ports are rich in history most with Biblical references. Our cruise ended in Athens, not a clean city, bustling with shops & restaurants.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Very Elegant Ship

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Mini-Suite has larger bathroom & couch. Nice size deck.

Ship tip

You can dress casual or dress-up if you wish. Anytime dining is nice as you can go to the dining room anytime you want to.

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Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5

It would be cheaper to make own arrangement to be transported to the port, we used Viator online

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Naples, Italy

3 out of 5

Iraklion (Heraklion), Crete

5 out of 5

Rhodes, Greece

5 out of 5

Most beautiful port!

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Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

5 out of 5

A trip to the ancient city of Ephesus is a must.

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Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5

If you a even a bit phobic about height, do not take the bus ride up to the island

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Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5

Tons of Taxis waiting outside the port

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5 Comments

CruisewUrsula 9 years ago

There is also a 2 Euro shuttle from the train station to the port. Buy the ticket from the cafe in the station. Its better than walking or taking a taxi.

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ING 9 years ago

Upon arrival at Civitavecchia station, there is a 10 minute walk to the port very pleasant, or u can take a taxi. From the entrance of the port there are complimentary shuttle buses to the ship,

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Annie22 9 years ago

Question for you?- We also are arriving in Rome before starting the cruise and am wondering if we should take the train from Rome to Civitavecchia (I understand that if we do this we have to walk part of the way dragging our luggage) or if we should just reserve a RomeCab? Any help would be appreciated. We leave in 23 days:-)

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viclasaisa 9 years ago

We are Going on December ....😜

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glomarrone 9 years ago

We always book anytime dining when it is available to us. We like the flexibility. We usually get the same servers -p many times even the same table. We have been to Ephesus, too and enjoyed ourselves. There is so much history.

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