Overall Great Experience

Royal Princess Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

jo000pink

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 27

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

14 Night Mediterranean & Adriatic Medley (Athens To Barcelona)

Sail date: August 26, 2017

Ship: Royal Princess

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: R417

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Overall the cruise met my expectation in terms of places visited, food, service, entertainment and ambiance. Fellow passengers were generally nice. I was happy that I won a painting during an art lucky draw, Major disappointment was not able to disembark at Mykonos due to bad weather conditions. Although at sea the weather seem alright

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Buffet spread at Horizon Court was wide. Italian food at Allegro was great. There were a few hit and misses at Concerto fine dining.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Loved the dancing classes and zumba activities

Entertainment

3 out of 5

The comedian segments were enjoyeable. In house singing and dancing were ok. Magic show was ok. The Voice segment was a pleasant surprise. Although contestants were slighly amatuerish, kudos to the effort from the entertainment team for making it as real as the original as can be.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Spacious and elegant. Complimentary champagne upon arrival, and chocs every night were nice perks

Ship tip

Make sure you can survive without internet for long periods

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Ports of call

Piraeus (Athens), Greece Did not visit port

Port of origin

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Katakolon (Olympia), Greece

4 out of 5

Take the outside excursion. Much cheaper than those on board.

Thumbs Up 1

Kotor, Montenegro

5 out of 5

Must go

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Mykonos, Greece

1 out of 5

Was not allowed to disembark due to bad weather, strong winds. It as a major disappointment for us as this was the highlight of our island cruise

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Rhodes, Greece

4 out of 5

Great place for shopping

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Chios (Khios), Greece

4 out of 5

Did the day excursion with ship. Very nice guide.

Thumbs Up 0

Santorini, Greece Did not visit port

Messina, Sicily Did not visit port

Naples, Italy Did not visit port

Barcelona, Spain Did not visit port

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

2 Comments

avensis837 7 years ago

I understand your disappointment. We just came off a 14 day cruise on the Royal and missed Mykonos....TWICE ! There's not a lot you can do about it. If your in charge of the safety of almost 5000 people, not forgetting the big girl you're all sailing on, it's the captain's call and his call only.

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GIL155 7 years ago

I too would be sad about Mykonos. Reading this port is being skipped recently due to rough weather. Cannot port against unplanned bad weather.

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