Fun cruise to see many old cities and towns

Item: Koningsdam
Rating: 4.3
Author: ger44

Koningsdam Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

ger44

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

25 Night Best Of The Mediterranean (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 12, 2019

Ship: Koningsdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We had a great holiday. Weather a little too hot but everything else was just fine

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

There was plenty of storage space. Shower good size staff very good at keeping it clean

Ship tip

re open seating for Dining The wait time for a table for 7:15 onward can be more than 30 minutes

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Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

4 out of 5

we visited on our own. Note of caution is that the Italian trains may not always be on time. Adjust for this

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Cartagena, Spain

4 out of 5

Visited on our own with tips from Visit A City Wed site. Had my wallet stolen from my Backpack so will be more careful next time

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Gibraltar (U.K.)

4 out of 5

Visited using Rick Steeve Guide book St Michael's cave is beautiful

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Cadiz (Seville), Spain

4 out of 5

Visited using Visit A City guidebook very easy to get about

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Malaga, Spain

4 out of 5

Easy to get around on your own using guide books

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Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5

Sagrada Familia the best. Easy to get on with Rick Steeves guide book

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Marseille (Provence), France

4 out of 5

Large City More time spent getting around on your own . I would use a Hop;off bus next time

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Monte Carlo, Monaco

3 out of 5

Spent only one hour touring here with the City tour train. Most of day spent taking bus to Nice. Visited using Rick Steeves Guide book met four fellow cruisers on the return bus had fun chat

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Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

4 out of 5

Did not visit Livorno took the train to Lucca very easy to do. Walked around and rented bicycles in Lucca Lots of fun

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very efficient

2 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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elsacruiser 5 years ago

Sorry to learn that your had your wallet stolen in Spain. We always pay double caution when travel in Europe. What a shame for such lovely place.

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