Fabulous Mediterranean Cruise

Item: Riviera
Rating: 4.7
Author: Jeepdoc

Riviera Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Jeepdoc

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

10 Night Ancient Vignettes (Barcelona To Athens)

Sail date: October 04, 2018

Ship: Riviera

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Fabulous time with long term friends and new friends. Would recommend Oceana if you want a quieter more relaxing cruise. Definitely worth the extra cost. I'd avoid their shore excursions and book your own private ones--especially if there are 4 or more people traveling together.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Excellent service with very nice rooms and bathrooms

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Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5

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Marseille (Provence), France

5 out of 5

Private excursion to Cassis and Aux en Provence--very fun and educational

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Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5

Private excursion to Lucca. Absolutely delightful small quaint Italian town. Guide Chiara from Urban Adventures tour was awesome.

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Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

3 out of 5

Transportation to Rome. Very crowded (first Sunday of month). Hop on Hop off tour pretty good if you don't get off--you'll wait a long time to get back on.

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Sorrento, Italy

5 out of 5

Rented a boat for the day from MBS Blu Charter. Skipper was Sebastiano. Fantastic! He suggested an itinerary--went to Positano, Capri, green and blue grotto, arch, had lunch on the less crowded south harbor of Capri. Drinks and snacks, great music. Best day of the cruise.

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Messina, Sicily

5 out of 5

Wasn't planning on doing much. Rented a taxi to the Godfather village and Tauermino--so fun. Turned out to be a great day!

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Valletta, Malta

4 out of 5

Rented a taxi to old town, beautiful cathedral, St Pauls catacombs. Again, thought it would be so so but was great

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Santorini, Greece

4 out of 5

Very pretty but pretty crowded--with only 2 cruise ships there. It may have as many as 5! Did a private tour with wine tasting in a smaller vineyard (don't go to the big one with the "great view". Very nice. The towns were beautiful but the rest of the island was unremarkable .

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Rhodes, Greece

5 out of 5

Easy to get around in this port by walking. Lots of touristy shops but some interesting history as well.

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Piraeus (Athens), Greece

4 out of 5

Flight home was cancelled so had an extra day in Athens! Hired a taxi to take us to acropolis, drinks on top of a mountain, olympic stadium, Agora. Whirlwind but interesting

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

1 Comment

Catmoon121 6 years ago

Any reason for the excursion suggesting? This will me my first cruise.

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Great food. Great service. Love the penthouse suite & Butler. But entertainment is below average. Nothing much to entertain you, unless you like a very quiet and peace.

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