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Not what I expected! disappointing!

Island Princess Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 39

Overall rating:

2.9 out of 5
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Island Princess

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: 1 year 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

Thumbs up

Ports of call

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, SPAIN

1 out of 5
Cancelled
Thumbs Up

Gibraltar (U.K.)

3 out of 5
Crossed border to Spain! Didn’t spend time in Gibraltar. Over populated with workers and vehicles
Thumbs Up

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

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5
Long excursion but worth seeing Vatican
Thumbs Up

Katakolon (Olympia), Greece

3 out of 5

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

3 out of 5

Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

5 out of 5
Everything was nice
Thumbs Up

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!
Thumbs Up

Limassol, Cyprus

3 out of 5

Rhodes, Greece

3 out of 5
Good food
Thumbs Up

Messina, Sicily

4 out of 5

Salerno (Naples), Italy

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
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