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Riviera Cruise Review to Transatlantic

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Reviews: 8
Helpful Votes: 196

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Riviera

26 Night Transatlantic Traveler (Monte Carlo To Miami)

Sail date: November 07, 2021

Ship: Riviera

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 11051

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Great service, good to get out from COVID. Ship kept clean. Very disappointed to miss Casablanca and when Canary Island canceled left us with 8 day crossing; too long.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
OK. Arrived at 8pm and then spent about 30 minutes going through security and COVID-19 testing.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Menu in Grand Dining Room was heavy on Indian, Thai and vegetarian offerings.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Through no fault of cruise line, weather was cool and rainy; not conducive to outside activities.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Some performers gave repetitive shows.

Children's Programs

No children with us

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Excellent staff in all areas. Butler best ever. Cabin stewards wonderful. Dining room staff efficient and attentive.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Ship in very good condition.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Overall suite size great. Walk in closet huge. Big bathtub but very small shower stall. Stewards did great job cleaning.

Ship tip

Don't overpack; washers and dryers on each floor.

Ports of call

Marseille (Provence), France

4 out of 5
Arrived too late to see anything.

Toulon, France

4 out of 5
Went to Aix en Provence. Great small town for walking.

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
Love Barcelona. Hop-on Hop-off bus best idea for visiting city.

Cartagena, Spain

3 out of 5
Took bus tour of area. Small town, not much to do.

Melilla, Spainsh Morocco

4 out of 5
Interesting to visit a part of Spain in Northern Africa.

Catania, Sicily

4 out of 5
Lovely area

NAPLES (POMPEII), ITALY

5 out of 5
Have been to Pompeii 4 times, not even close to seeing everything.

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

4 out of 5
Great tour of city and Coliseum.

Villefranche-Sur-Mer, France

4 out of 5

Casablanca, Morocco Did not visit port

Visit canceled

Santa Cruz De La Palma, Canary Islands Did not visit port

Visit canceled.

Gustavia, St. Barthelemy

3 out of 5
Very expensive

San Juan, Puerto Rico

3 out of 5
Docked far away from old Town. Did not like having to take shuttle.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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5 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

gatorhotline    2 years ago

Thanks for your review from a recent sailing. We look forward to boarding Riviera in a few days.

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Fantastic itinerary. Glad you enjoyed your cruise, mostly.

izrgreen    2 years ago

Thank you for the review

cruising2004    2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your experience

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