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Item: Royal Princess
Rating: 4.9
Author: kayhlava

Royal Princess Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

kayhlava

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

Verified Review

11 Night Grand Mediterranean (Barcelona To Rome)

Sail date: September 09, 2017

Ship: Royal Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: M529

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

We loved every moment of our cruise. This was our first cruise and first visit to Europe. Princess made everything so easy and treated us wonderfully. We will come back to Princess for future adventures.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Choose a cabin that is close to elevators and a level that will be close to the dining areas that you feel you will use most.

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Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5

Marseille (Provence), France

5 out of 5

Bike Adventure was fabulous, although note that just because it is an electric bike doesn't mean you won't use your leg muscles....we had spaghetti legs afterwards. But it was the best way to really see the city.

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Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5

Excursion to Piza to the see the Leaning tower was wonderful. It is so exciting to see it in real life.

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Katakolon (Olympia), Greece

5 out of 5

One of our favorite excursions. Visiting the site of the original olympic games was almost unreal. And we ran on the site of the track. Learned so much from this excursion and our tour guide.

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Mykonos, Greece

5 out of 5

Mykonos was everything we had hoped it to be. We loved seeing the beautiful town and the windmills.

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Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5

Santorini was wonderful. The homes and shops in white were incredibly beautiful. Pictures don't do Santorin justice!!

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Kotor, Montenegro

5 out of 5

Montenegro was a pleasant surprise. We did not expect such a wonderful excursion on the Boka Bay and Perast. Thank goodness, we didn't skip Montenegro. It was truly wonderful.

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Naples, Italy

5 out of 5

We did the Amalfi coast drive excursion and the coast is simply breathtaking. WOW WOW WOW. The drive was a little scary with the curvy roads and the traffic but well worth it. The lunch time meal was delicious and so much nicer than we expected. A beautiful restaurant in Amalfi, complete with the best food and fantastic service.

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Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5

This was our final destination, so we were on our own. Rome has so much history to offer.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

So much easier and faster than we ever expected.

6 Comments

Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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GIL155 7 years ago

You did a perfect Med cruise! Ending at Rome is how would like to finish my future Princess cruise, just like you. Congrats on a great cruise.

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cruiseluv 7 years ago

Sure do. Every cruiser needs to do this cruise at least once. 🤗

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S5985913 7 years ago

Do you think the Mediterranean would be a good first trip to Europe? Thanks

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cruiseluv 7 years ago

We're going to the Mediterranean next July on the Vision of the Seas. Can't wait 😊

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S5985913 7 years ago

Thinking about Europe but never been. Where did you go?

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nice cruise but food need to improve