Great weather, interesting ports, less thrilled with ship
Rotterdam Retired Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean
14 Night Mediterranean Romance (Barcelona To Venice)
Sail date: October 10, 2015
Ship: Rotterdam Retired
Cabin type: Suite
Cabin number: 7030
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 9 years ago
Review summary
We enjoyed the ports. Highlights were Barcelona and Venice. High winds kept us out of Livorno, where we were looking forward to an excursion to Siena and San Gimignano, but we were taken to Elba instead which had historical features.
We were disappointed the ship did change its lounge entertainment for the entire two weeks (although the quality of entertainment in the main showroom was excellent), the food or service wasn't as good as we remembered from a previous HAL cruise, and the transportation support at Venice was woeful.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
Onboard Activities
Entertainment
Service and Staff
Ship Quality
Cabin / Stateroom
Ship tip
Specialty restaurants were very good.
Ports of call
Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands
Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy