Amazing crew on Vision

Item: Vision of the Seas
Rating: 3.8
Author: nannyjocruiser

Vision of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

nannyjocruiser

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

12 Night Mediterranean Greek Isles (Barcelona Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 14, 2018

Ship: Vision of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Loved Vision! Captain Marek was very friendly as was the crew. Entertainment crew did a great job. Not enough time in most ports which was the reason we took the cruise.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Very efficient, we were on the ship in no time

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Drinks too expensive. Food in MDR not as good as it used to be. Windjammer too noisy to eat there.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Very friendly crew. MDR service was the best. Cabin steward also excellent.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

Plan your own shore excursions. Take the allowed two bottles of wine on board.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5

Loved Barcelona! Took Hop On bus tour and explored Gothic Quarter

Thumbs Up 4

Cannes, France

4 out of 5

Took trolley tour, excellentl!

Thumbs Up 0

La Spezia, Italy

4 out of 5

Took shore excursion, excellent tour guide. Loved Florence!

Thumbs Up 1

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

3 out of 5

Took excursion to Rome. City tour guide walked too fast for many of us to keep up. Could no see nor hear her approaching the FoRum. Not enough time to see inside Forum. Spent time Trying to get rid of aggressive vendors.

Thumbs Up 0

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

3 out of 5

Took shore excursion, tour guide stopped at jewelry store pushing their pendants. This cut into time to spend at Plaka which was disappointing. Interesting tour of Athens.

Thumbs Up 0

Mykonos, Greece

3 out of 5

Loved Mykonos! Very charming and enjoyed wandering around narrow streets.

Thumbs Up 2

Santorini, Greece

2 out of 5

Four cruise ships anchored. Choice to see Santorini was climb 600 stairs competing with donkeys or wait forever for overpriced cable car. Not enough shore time to see anything.

Thumbs Up 1

Valletta, Malta

2 out of 5

Absolute gong show getting back to the ship. Had take ferry as we couldn't dock downtown. Not enough shore time to see Malta.

Thumbs Up 0