Disappointing

Odyssey of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

2.6 out of 5
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Odyssey of the Seas

9 Night Greek Isles (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 16, 2022

Ship: Odyssey of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: TBA

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

A terrible experience that we would not wish on anyone! After we were forced to disembark in Kusadasi, quarantine was over by the next day. They did say we could stay in that terrible hotel for 7 days but we absolutely had to get out of there. The cruise staff said all of our expenses would be covered to get us back to Rome to catch our scheduled flight home as "they do not abandon their guests" but they did abandon us as no one got back to us. We left Kusadasi by taxi to Izmir where there is an aiport & stayed at the Doubletree by Hilton Airport Izmir where we were treated warmly & with respect & we can't say enough about the fabulous hotel staff at this wonderful hotel. We were able to get a flight out of Izmir via Istanbul to Rome a few days later & then were able to fly home two days after that. Suffice it to say, that we will never cruise with Royal Caribbean again & I would suggest that if you are thinking of booking with them you might want to reconsider.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
The cost of bottled water was astronomical - be sure to buy water when on shore!

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
N/A

Entertainment

3 out of 5
The two70 show was fabulous! The Beatles show was not so good.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Room steward excellent. Some waiters were inexperienced but pleasant - require more training. Medical team excellent. Guest services when dealing with COVID issue terrible!!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Excellent!

Ship tip

Think again as if you get COVID they kick you off the ship if they can as we they made us disembark in Kusadasi, Turkey and left us in a horrible situation!!

Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

2 out of 5
Arrived the day prior to the sailing - very crowded

Naples, Italy Did not visit port

Our tour was cancelled

Santorini, Greece Did not visit port

Bad weather with high winds & the tenders weren't running in the morning so we missed our tour

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

2 out of 5
Very crowded at the Acropolis & super windy so not a pleasant experience

Mykonos, Greece

2 out of 5
Again, windy & crowded. Also had to take a seabus back to the ship which I was not told about & am prone to sea sickness so would have been nice to know that prior to booking a tour! Luckily, I did not get sick!

Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

1 out of 5
Cruise staff made us disembark at this port as my husband tested positive for COVID. They put us up in a terrible hotel with non-functioning AC & terrible food. The port agent was untrustworthy & not truthful in what he was telling us & what he was telling the ship staff. One of the most worst experiences of our lives!!

Souda (Chania), Crete Did not visit port

Because they made us leave the ship!

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Forced to disembark in Kusadasi.
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5 Comments

Mellowjourney    2 years ago

Sorry that COVID interfered with your vacation. It's unfortunately a risk we all take when traveling these days. I hope your next cruise is everything you hoped for.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Oops 😬

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations. Appreciate your feedback!

byhisgrace    2 years ago

Thank you for your review. Sorry that you had a terrible experience

Loveandlight    2 years ago

I’m so sorry for your terrible experience. We leave tomorrow for Rome and get onboard Sunday and this is my biggest concern. We are vaccinated and boosted and people who are should not be kicked off mid trip! I hope they have you your money back or a cruise credit. Terrible!

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