Great cruise BUT horrendous return FLIGHTS home

Odyssey of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
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Odyssey of the Seas

9 Night Greek Isles (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 06, 2023

Ship: Odyssey of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 3158

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 months ago

Review summary

The cruise itself was great. The staff was helpful. Ship, food and accommodations were great. HOWEVER, given that this was a European cruise it involved Air2Sea transfers arranged by Royal Caribbean International. Getting there was great, direct flight from Atlanta. The return home was horrific. We were sent to Chicago. We literally spent 24 hours in transit and because our final flight was now domestic our luggage ended up on the domestic side of the airport but our car was parked on the international side. We were completely exhausted. It really left a poor impression of the entire cruise experience. We would think twice about taking Royal Caribbean again after that disrespectful experience.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The BOOK performance which required reservations was bizarre. Musicians were great. Showgirls was great.

Children's Programs

not traveling with kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
top notch

Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy Did not visit port

Arrived after 9.5 hours flight

Naples, Italy

5 out of 5
Found excellent Napolitano pizza. Pizza & Passione short walk from pier.

Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5
great excursion. 3 ships in port so we avoided the cable cars to get back to port. Had to avoid the donkey doo on the way down the path. Not recommended for people not used to walking. Trip was very slippery due to stones. Didn't smell bad at all but the avoidance of donkeys and poo was quite challenging. The villages of Oi and and Fira were beautiful. Wine tasting was great.

Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

5 out of 5

Mykonos, Greece

4 out of 5

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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