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Pacific Princess Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

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4.9 out of 5
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Pacific Princess

12 Night Greek Isles Connoisseur (Venice To Rome)

Sail date: November 23, 2019

Ship: Pacific Princess

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 4002

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

We had a fantastic time on this cruise both because of the itinerary and because of the fabulous crew on the Pacific Princess. The small ship experience was great, easy to get from one place to another and so many wonderful crew members and friendly passengers.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Super easy, no lines, arrived at port at 1:30 and was in cabin 5 minutes later

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Very good food and great service

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Trivia and other games with the crew, line dancing

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Excellent production shows with talented singers and dancers. The Walker Black Duo in the lounge were wonderful.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Engaging, friendly and great service by all

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Elegant and spotless

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
This is an oceanview, not interior room. Comfortable, lots of drawers, shelves and closet space. We even had a small sofa. Great Princess bed and pillows. It was clean ... only downside is the small shower with a curtain but that’s minor.

Ship tip

Get to know the crew ... they are wonderful and make the cruise even better.

Ports of call

Venice, Italy

4 out of 5
Thankfully, we had visited Venice before and were not highly impacted by the rainy weather and daily flooding. However, we were not able to do a planned excursion (not Princess) because the boats were cancelled

Sibenik, Croatia

5 out of 5
Great views from the top of the fortress (worth the climb). No excursion, easy to access quaint old town from port.

Kotor, Montenegro

5 out of 5
Beautiful sail in (get up early) and sail out through the fjord. Great HOHO bus to visit Roman mosaics, small towns and lovely stroll through old town with the HOHO supplied guide.

Corfu, Greece

5 out of 5
Not such a good HOHO experience but worth taking to get to the outskirts. Another interesting old town and great lunch in small, family run restaurant.

Rhodes, Greece

5 out of 5
No excursion necessary... nice museum, great old town with very interesting medieval history and the best baklava!

Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5
Really enjoyed “off season” as it was not crowded. Took taxi to Oia and back, strolled through towns, fantastic views!

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5
HOHO arranged through Princess so worthwhile to get into the city. Had a cloudless day and the Acropolis was amazing!

Catania, Sicily

4 out of 5
The port area is a little rough but the old town is still within walking distance. Took a half day excursion through Princess that was great ... wine tasting on Mt Etna.

Salerno (Naples), Italy

5 out of 5
Did an independent excursion driving the Amalfi coast and then visited Herculaneum which was fabulous.

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5
Debarked here and took private car to Rome where we spent two days post cruise.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Super easy - we travel with small carry on bags so we do walk off
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javawoody    3 years ago

Thanks for the review

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