A Major Letdown

Item: Vision of the Seas
Rating: 3.2
Author: davidmcmanaway3

Vision of the Seas Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

davidmcmanaway3

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 38

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5

Verified Review

8 Night Western Mediterranean (Barcelona Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 10, 2022

Ship: Vision of the Seas

Cabin number: 2031

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

What a disappointment. A tired ship with unenthusiastic crew who was more interested in upselling than providing service. Many things didn’t work and food was barely edible. $37.50 per day for a non-alcoholic drink package seems a bit pretentious as do $8 draft beers but people pay it I guess.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Cold food, insufficent supplies, condescending staff.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Pools, dances, shows

Entertainment

3 out of 5

About what you’d expect, not bad but not memorable.

Children's Programs

No small children

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Waiters were good, room steward fantastic. He was the one bright spot in the cruise!

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Marginally clean at best. The ship is tired looking.

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

A cabin barely large enough for one with three adults. Clean because of our cabin steward.

Ship tip

Keep your expectations low and you won’t be disappointed.

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Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

4 out of 5

Nice city. Explored before cruise.

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Sete (Carcassonne), France

3 out of 5

Not bad but just an average small city.

Thumbs Up 1

Toulon, France

1 out of 5

Cost $25 just to go ashore to have coffee on the pier.

Thumbs Up 0

Ajaccio, Corsica

5 out of 5

Great port and easy to walk.

Thumbs Up 0

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

2 out of 5

Another so-so place that was difficult to walk around, mostly because of distance and heat.

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Ibiza, Balearic Islands

4 out of 5

Great place if you like ancient ruins.

Thumbs Up 0

Cartagena, Spain

4 out of 5

Ok but not spectacular. It’s disappointing to pay for a cruise then discover you have to pay for transportation into town as well. That or pay for an overpriced ship excursion.

Thumbs Up 1

Valencia, Spain Did not visit port

Too hot and expensive to leave the shipyard.

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Couldn’t get off fast enough!

7 Comments

GabeNSteph 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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byhisgrace 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback

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WhippetMum 2 years ago

Thanks for your feedback

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nuzie 2 years ago

Thank you for your review

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