Overall enjoyed cruise. Itinerary was great. Ship is small and a little dated.

Vision of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
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Vision of the Seas

12 Night Mediterranean Venice (Barcelona Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 06, 2019

Ship: Vision of the Seas

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Overall enjoyed cruise. Itinerary was great. Ship is small and a little dated.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very easy and fast.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Food was good. I lot of the same thing for breakfast and lunch in buffet. Off hours restaurant had very limited choices. main Dining food was good but not like it used to be. No lobster any more.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Older ship options are more limited.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Smaller ship, smaller and less spectacular shows. Ship basically shuts down at 12 midnight. Bars close at midnight.

Children's Programs

no children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Service is always excellent. It seems like there are less staff then before. One person to room, one waiter to table, less bartenders means it takes longer to get drinks. Especially bad if you have drink package.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Good but small.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Great for inside room. No refrigerator anymore.

Ship tip

If you are expecting the Royal Caribbian ships advertised on TV, with all the glitz, activities and glamor, this is not the ship for you.

Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
Excellent, lots to do. Did things on our own.

Villefranche-Sur-Mer, France

4 out of 5
Good not as much to do. Went to Monte Carlo. Beautiful area, too cold for beach. Did things on our own.

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5
Excellent. Went to Florence. A lot to do not enough time. Excursion bus from port to Florence.

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5
Excellent, Went to Rome. A lot to do not enough time. Did things on our own.

Salerno (Naples), Italy

5 out of 5
Excellent. Went to Amalphi coast. Took ferry to cities along the coast.

Venice, Italy

5 out of 5
Excellent. Must see city. Excursion Hop on Hop off boat.

Split, Croatia

3 out of 5
Ok, seems like new port. Not a lot to do. Currency issues not on Euro. May be better in future. Excursions not worth it. Did things on our own.

Kotor, Montenegro

4 out of 5
Ok, seems like new port. Not a lot to do. Did things on our own.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very easy and orderly.
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1 Comment

wgammon1    3 years ago

Glad you had a good cruise. Thanks for the great review.

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