Great ports, service and cuisine has deterioated

Sirena Cruise Review to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 65

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
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Sirena

10 Night Greek Isles Explorer (Venice To Parieus)

Sail date: August 09, 2018

Ship: Sirena

Cabin number: 7086

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

This was our 13th or 14th Oceania cruise- have lost count. Each time the service and food has gotten a notch less (maybe since lines merged. We took a break for a year and traveled on Regent which was a delight. Went back this time to try Ocenia's newest ship, Sirena. Very disappointed. Regent was the best. Have reservations for Chrystal next year in addition to Regent Summer 2019 and looking forward to that voyage on Explorer (Regent) - great service and excellent food.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
cuisine not inspiring although presentation excellent. Quality of food akin to large institutional cooking

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5
String quartet highlight of trip

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Few of crew had an entitlement attitude, would talk behind guests back and resented if you sent a dish back to kitchen bec ause it was raw or uncooked. Made one feel "less than" Also no consideration for handicapped on tender - given no right of way or any consideration

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

No need for many formal attire for women. Ship does get crowded for tables for 2 so arrive when restaurant opens

Ports of call

Venice, Italy

5 out of 5

Dubrovnik, Croatia

5 out of 5

Kotor, Montenegro

5 out of 5

Corfu, Greece

5 out of 5

Monemvasia, Greece

4 out of 5

Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5

Rhodes, Greece

5 out of 5

Mykonos, Greece

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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4 Comments

cruisellama    5 years ago

drparke    6 years ago

lynnrichy    6 years ago

yesdear    6 years ago

We were on the July 30th cruise. Happy to agree with you about the food. Others we talked with onboard did not agree, I guess it’s just personal preference. Glad to hear that you enjoyed Regent, that will be our choice next time.