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Odyssey of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Odyssey of the Seas

9 Night Greek Isles (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 06, 2023

Ship: Odyssey of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9284

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

This was our first time cruise. Definitely exceeded our expectations! So many things to do; food was great; the ports were easy to get on/off ; we bought our excursions on Viator.. don’t buy them from Royal Caribbean - they’re twice the price.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Easy to follow- and tinders were readily available every 15min

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Clean; organized and friendly staff

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Soo many to count!!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Wonderful live bands; performances and dancers

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Service was on point from everyone!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Very clean! Ship had little 3 -d maps of the ship on every deck in case you got lost so you knew where to go

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very good size!! Not too small not too big. Perfect for the 2 of us

Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy Did not visit port

We just boarded
Thumbs Up

Naples, Italy

3 out of 5
Naples was dirty ; compared to Rome and other cities this definitely is more like the ghetto lol 😂! But we had the best pizza there
Thumbs Up

Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5
We walked around & explored on our own
Thumbs Up

Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

5 out of 5
Did a tour that day; ended with shopping at the port .. sooo many little shops with fake designer items!! Great for those wanting to shop
Thumbs Up

Mykonos, Greece

5 out of 5
Beautiful town!! White and blue all around
Thumbs Up

Piraeus (Athens), Greece Did not visit port

Stayed in room
Thumbs Up

Souda (Chania), Crete

5 out of 5
Cute little town!! But we only had a few hours in this town so unfortunately it went fast
Thumbs Up

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy for us - we didn’t ask for luggage assistance
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