What an amazing trip to the Mediterranean

Vision of the Seas Cruise Review

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 36

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Vision of the Seas

12 Night Mediterranean Venice (Barcelona Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 26, 2018

Ship: Vision of the Seas

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 7082

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Love it al. Loved having 12 nights on the ship to really feel at home on her. Enjoyed all the great food, entertainment, great crew, and all the amazing ports in the Mediterranean. My advice is to rent a portable mobile hot spot. The 4 of us used it every day in ports to navigate our way through google maps and stay connected with home. It was so helpful. Watch YouTube vids on how to get around and what to see. Rick Steves books on Mediterranean cruises was worth every penny. Forever grateful for the memories we have

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The pumpkin seed rolls are amazing. We always found something we liked during the meals. Dinners were at the main dining hall and on sea days too for breakfast and lunch. On the many port days we grabbed something quick at the little food place by the pool

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Mainly caught the shows each night and karaoke was fun to watch. Thriller dance was taught to some passengers and was also fun to watch.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Nightly performances were typical cruise ship ones but we we’re always entertained

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Loved the large windows. Lots of storage and was quite even though we were near the center of the ship. Would totally recommend the cabin

Ship tip

There is a little place to grab food in the solarium near the pool that we typically grabbed something for breakfast on port days to save time. They had breakfast sandwiches and pastries. At night deserts snacks and pizza most times.

Ports of call

Villefranche-Sur-Mer, France

4 out of 5
Lovely port. We recognized parts of it from the movie Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Made our way to Nice and loved the market and the pebble beach. The bus stop was moved and we got stressed a bit finding new location to get back to port

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5
Watched YouTube vids and read Rick Steves book on how to get to Florence. Was an amazing experience and loved it. So many photos taken. Did a walking tour and learned a lot. Missed our train back but caught one and made it back just in time

Salerno (Amalfi Coast), Italy

5 out of 5
We did a half day trip to Pompeii which was not enough time. But it gave us time to explore Selerno which was fun. Go see the old cathedral and don’t miss the cool mosaics in the crypt

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5
Wished we had two days here. We watched YouTube vids and read Rick Steves book and made our way there via trains. Saw the colosseum and many sites. Loved every minute of it. We rented a mobile hot spot and used google maps on the phone to get around. Was very helpful in all ports

Venice, Italy

5 out of 5
Has two amazing days here. The ship cruised past the city and I must have taken a thousand pictures. Explored the whole city and hit all the big spots. I want to go back. Venice stole our hearts. We were there in June and it was pretty darn hot. We are from Arizona and used to heat but with the humidity…….

Kotor, Montenegro

4 out of 5
Nice port to see an old world town. Spent half the day exploring the town on our own then we found a guy with a boat and negotiated a good price for a private tour of the Adriatic Sea for the four of us which was fun

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
What an amazing city. Easy to get around. The Familia Sangria is a must see. Hop on hop off bus was a great way to see the city but hearing the recordings on it was tough. Watch out for pick pockets

Ravenna, Italy

5 out of 5
What a little gem. Relaxing place with some neat treasures to explore. We really enjoyed seeing all the mosaics in the cathedral and scenic little town

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Eat in the main dinning hall for breakfast and there will be less crowds to get off
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8 Comments

1CruiseGram    2 years ago

Thanks for the review

sunfun97    2 years ago

Thanks for the review.

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your wonderful adventure. Glad you were able to take this trip before Covid messed up the world.

javawoody    2 years ago

Appreciate the 2018 review

izrgreen    2 years ago

Thanks for the past review.

cruising2004    2 years ago

Thanks for the 2018 review.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

PiratesWorld    2 years ago

Thanks for the 2018 review