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Royal Princess Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 39

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
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Royal Princess

28 Night Circle Mediterranean (Barcelona Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 24, 2017

Ship: Royal Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: E605

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

This is our first trip to the area. Most of the places we visited are totally worth the time, but some of the port of call are not that interesting. I also wish Princess didn't alter the itinerary. I was far more excited about visiting Malta and Ephesus than the alternatives. I would have considered going with a different cruise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
No problem

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Eating too much is my problem

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
I did the Zomba class which I liked a lot. Wish they would offer it more frequently.

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
My son goes to the kids club as often as he could. He loved it.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All the staff are very helpful and polite.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
It's fine.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
As expected

Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

3 out of 5
We visited the sight on our own. Didn't know there is any tour offered on the day of embarking.

Cartagena, Spain

3 out of 5
Snorkel trip was cancelled

Gibraltar (U.K.)

2 out of 5
The driver we got was not that pleasant. She rushed through the entire excursion in 2 hours. That's a bit expensive for the money. I'd skip this port of call.

Marseille (Provence), France

4 out of 5
We visited Avignon and the Pope palace. The palace is emptied out by the French Revolution way back when. I wish I knew that before we went, might changed my mind about the visit.

Genoa, Italy

5 out of 5
We visited Milan. It's worth the long drive. The local guide is excellent.

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5
Wish we had more time to visit the inside of some of the churches. A 2 day stop there would be nice.

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5
The local guide is excellent. A 2 day stop there would be nice.

Messina, Sicily

4 out of 5
We visited Taormina in Sicily. The view is nice, But I'd rather spent the time in Rome.

Kotor, Montenegro

5 out of 5
We wondered around the town on our own. The city is clean and really nice locals.

Corfu, Greece

2 out of 5
The town is dirty. The little church we visited was ok. Way too many people trying to see it at the same time. The bathroom there is bad. The big beach we visited, Glyfada beach is ok.

Souda (Chania), Crete

4 out of 5
The local guide is very well informed. But I am a little disappointed by the Knossos Palace. Although the museum collection is quite nice.

Mykonos, Greece

5 out of 5
We visited Delos and Mykonos town. Cute and neat.

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5
The disembark tour is well organized.

Katakolon (Olympia), Greece Did not visit port

Rhodes, Greece Did not visit port

Chios (Khios), Greece Did not visit port

Santorini, Greece Did not visit port

Naples, Italy Did not visit port

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
It was orderly and smooth
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