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A Bit of a Let Down

Vision of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 38

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5
Vision of the Seas

12 Night Mediterranean Venice (Barcelona Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 19, 2018

Ship: Vision of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 2550

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Overall a bit of a disappointment, been with RCCL with all our previous cruises and this cruise was a let down by comparison. Ship was a bit grubby and looked "old", staff were not as friendly as previous cruises (even the so called Entertainment Director, who was particularly 'mardy' on our only encounter with her). Generally a disappointment, you can tell that RCCL are cutting costs / making savings, and will probably try a different cruise line next time, which is a shame, as we have always previously rated RCCL.

Embarkation

2 out of 5
ridiculously long time to get bags, misinformed by port staff

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Not as good as previous years where previously it was tough to choose between dishes, this year it was tough to choose one some nights. Clearly RCCL are cost cutting. Windjammer food was very good and all staff in Main Dining Room and Windjammer were very good and professional

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Some of the staff were not the best with their manner, including senior staff, staff in the R Bar particularly unfriendly. However main dining room staff were outstanding, plus our cabin staff member was particularly good and very friendly

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
the ship was very clean, however personally we felt (as did others) that the particular ship was looking a bit dated and weather worn. Why, oh Why, do they close the pool for repainting mid cruise???? And why have a retractable roof if you never open it, made the solarium very oppressive

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

Don't expect it to be as good as other RCCL ships

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5

Villefranche-Sur-Mer, France

5 out of 5
Beautiful place to just stop and wonder round in, nicer to stay here than do the excursions
Thumbs Up

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

3 out of 5
shame about the port we docked in, but it is nicer than La Spezia
Thumbs Up

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

3 out of 5
stuck in the middle of a grotty port, hours and hours from Rome
Thumbs Up

Salerno (Amalfi Coast), Italy

4 out of 5
another grotty port, but head into Salerno, or an excursion,very nice,
Thumbs Up

Venice, Italy

5 out of 5
Fantastic sail into (and out of) Venice, amazing views
Thumbs Up

Ravenna, Italy Did not visit port

re routed to Split in Croatia, which was excellent, very clean and modern and pretty, hidden behind the walls.
Thumbs Up

Kotor, Montenegro

5 out of 5
Another fantastic, breathtaking sail into (and out of) Kotor, the town is very pretty, hidden behind the castle walls
Thumbs Up

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
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TXgandy    6 years ago

I agree. I was not impressed with the Vision of the Seas last year.
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