Not what I expected! disappointing!

Item: Island Princess
Rating: 2.9
Author: schelhorn

Island Princess Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

schelhorn

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 56

Overall rating:

2.9 out of 5

Verified Review

10 Night European Explorer (Southampton To Rome)

Sail date: October 21, 2022

Ship: Island Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: C412

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Very dirty and littered in Italy and Israel. Jerusalem/Israel excursions were rushed and not enjoyable

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Limited only 2 specialty restaurants onboard and menu repeats itself

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Bingo

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Bar people attentive

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

I had to wait 11 days for my bed sheets to be changed

Ship tip

Try to find a newer ship

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Ports of call

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, SPAIN

1 out of 5

Cancelled

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Gibraltar (U.K.)

3 out of 5

Crossed border to Spain! Didn’t spend time in Gibraltar. Over populated with workers and vehicles

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Cartagena, Spain

3 out of 5

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

3 out of 5

Palermo, Sicily

3 out of 5

NAPLES (POMPEII), ITALY

3 out of 5

Went to Pompeii ruins

Thumbs Up 0

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5

Long excursion but worth seeing Vatican

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Katakolon (Olympia), Greece

3 out of 5

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

3 out of 5

Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

5 out of 5

Everything was nice

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Ashdod, Israel

3 out of 5

Haifa, Israel Did not visit port

Was on a 2 day excursion only saw Haifa when returning to ship!

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Limassol, Cyprus

3 out of 5

Rhodes, Greece

3 out of 5

Good food

Thumbs Up 0

Messina, Sicily

4 out of 5

Salerno (Naples), Italy

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

6 Comments

TB654321 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing, loved the Island Princess story it wasn't for you.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Oops sorry 😞 thanks

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing, sounds like a awesome itinerary

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windy2day 2 years ago

Thank you for your review. Sorry you were disappointed. As AuntPinkie stated, perhaps a bigger ship would suit you better next time.

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WhippetMum 2 years ago

I love the Island Princess. Maybe the bigger ships are for you

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Fascinating itinerary. Appreciate your feedback. Sorry you were disappointed.

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