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Item: Odyssey of the Seas
Rating: 4
Author: rcederholm

Odyssey of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

rcederholm

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 13

Helpful Votes: 258

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

Verified Review

12 Night Holy Land (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 06, 2023

Ship: Odyssey of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7286

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We have now completed our third try to visit Israel. First cruise cancelled completely (covid), 2nd cancelled port after boarding (covid) and this one at least stopped and we got our immigration stamp in Haifa. Captain did a nice job trying to allow us to visit Israel after Ashdod was cancelled. No fault for not staying in Haifa when later we saw that more than 1500 missiles were fired from Gaza. They got us two ports to replace our lost Israel ports plus some compensation, Santorini and Crete. We had a good time visiting the Crete countryside.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

The two singing groups, Barricade Boys and Gentri were excellent.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Nice Quantum class balcony cabin. We were happy with the cabin even though there is some visual interference from the life boat towers.

Ship tip

Go straight to dining and make sure you are happy with your time and your table location.

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Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

4 out of 5

Limassol, Cyprus

5 out of 5

HAIFA (JERUSALEM), ISRAEL

1 out of 5

We were herded from our cabin to immigration and then straight back to ship. Minutes after our return the captain announced we had to leave due to unrest from the Gaza strip.

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Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

4 out of 5

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

4 out of 5

Naples, Italy

4 out of 5