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Odyssey of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

ReviewTheTea

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5

9 Night Greek Isles (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 28, 2022

Ship: Odyssey of the Seas

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

People get sick and they don’t tell you there’s a Covid outbreak. Staff is sick and coughs. Where is there testing? For a new ship I’m not impressed. Everyone looks tired. You need a reservation for mostly everything. It’s not truly all inclusive. Up charge for everything. Really pushy with drinks especially if you don’t have the drink package. Non existent entertainment. I wish we would have saved our money.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Quick and easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Windjammer Marketplace

4 out of 5

Great options.

Main Dining Room

3 out of 5

My time dining is a joke. You can get a reservation if you want or you can wait in a long line. Once inside servers are great

El Loco Fresh

4 out of 5

Great lunch option.

Casino Royal Bar

3 out of 5

Very Smokey. No option for non smoking area.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

What a joke. Nothing going on but drinking. Shows canceled. Workers were sick

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Again shows canceled due to staff being sick. Shows are scheduled super late 10pm or later and then we embark at 7am prompt. Ridiculous

Children's Programs

They up charge for this service

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Main dining room and steward are the best.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Lay out is dysfunctional. Very crowded. Elevators hardly worked . Covid breakout on this ship. beware.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Bed is super comfy. Balcony was facing towards the sun so easy to enjoy the boat since all the chairs were reserved all day starting at 7 am

Ship tip

Wear a mask.

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Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

4 out of 5

Churches are breathtaking. Locals are rude and smoke a ton

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Naples, Italy

4 out of 5

Can’t complain about pasta

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Santorini, Greece

3 out of 5

Ugh. What a nightmare! To get those white buildings and blue tops you have to get to OIA! Don’t use the donkeys that’s rude. Cable car is a joke but your only option

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Mykonos, Greece

2 out of 5

$50 bucks to rent run down daybeds and lay in shade? No thanks

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Piraeus (Athens), Greece

4 out of 5

Take the sight seeing bus. Maybe avoid going into city as it’s not much different than the regular tour.

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Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

4 out of 5

AVOID going into shops. And walk out of the price isn’t what you want! They are pushy but will give you free alcohol

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Souda (Chania), Crete

5 out of 5

Great people and great food!!! This stop impressed me

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Disembarkation

3 out of 5

Paid for transfers and got 4 different answers where to go to get to bus

10 Comments

tapout87 2 years ago

Maybe next time try Carnival if your looking for a cheap vacation. BTW, all cruise lines charge after a certain time to watch your children.

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byhisgrace 2 years ago

Thanks for your review. Sorry this cruise didn't meet your expectations

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kenterri84 2 years ago

We've crossed on 48 cruises since last August only on Royal Caribbean International ships. The staff has a strict routine of testing, the ship monitors both crew and passengers for contact tracing if you are exposed to someone that tests + or goes to the med bay you will be quarantined. I know it happened to me in the Equinox.

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Mellowjourney 2 years ago

We had entertainment cancellations on our February cruises due to COVID amongst the entertainers. We found ways to enjoy ourselves regardless. It was lovely to be traveling again. Hope your next cruise is better. Perhaps wait until this ridiculousness ends before venturing out again.

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BillyDSoul 2 years ago

Odyssey sounds like it is overseas doing the European tours. There have been reports that Covid has seen an uptick over there so I am not surprised to hear that many came down with it. Right now, Covid is much worse over there than it is here in the states, so that should have been taken into consideration. As also mentioned, wearing a mask is always recommended if u are concerned about the spread of Covid. I will be doing Odyssey in April 2023 and I hope that the crew onboard at that time will be in better health. I also hope you are doing better as well.

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations. Cruises are rarely advertised as “all inclusive”. A little homework would have save that particular frustration. Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations. Cruising isn’t for everyone.

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missnotanlines 2 years ago

Lots of whining here

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IzzyW 2 years ago

We were on the Odyssey in September and had the same experience. At this moment we will not book another cruise...

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise .

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woody20 2 years ago

Once again, your on a cruise ship with lots of people. If you’re afraid of covid wear a mask to protect yourself or stay home!

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