Vision of the Seas Review

3.5 / 5.0
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First timer experience - great food and service, awkward feedback demands.

Review for the Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Vision of the Seas
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Walshy96
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Jun 2016
Cabin: Large Ocean View Stateroom

We chose this cruise as first timers after a long time researching different options on here - this is a very helpful website by the way. The positives first. The food and service generally exceeded our expectations. The main dining room Aquarius was great as a dining experience and Windjammer perfect for breakfast and lunch. The cabin we had was good as well - small but well equipped and we slept like logs each night. Cleanliness was particularly good and we liked the fact that each food area had anti bacterial stations. We enjoyed the entertainment generally and they cater well to a mass audience. The Love and Marriage show was a particular highlight for us - very funny. We also loved the sushi making in Izumi. Negatives for us were the tender process - people not following the tender ticket order and staff seeming to allow them to get away with it and smoking in the casino. The Internet and drinks packages are overpriced so we didn't take either up and I honestly don't feel that we missed out on our holiday experience. We don't mind spending time giving feedback like this but felt we were continuously pressured by staff throughout the trip to tell them how they were doing - like their jobs depended on it which made us feel awkward at times. We booked independent excursions through Cruising Excursions to save money and generally they were pretty good apart from Argostoli. Loved Kotor, Corfu and Mykonos and would happily visit there again. Athens was good just very hot that particular day (Not RC's fault!) Argostoli was a letdown in terms of the amount you could do there. The Mellisani Cave excursion was a rip off for the amount it actually cost to enter the cave. I wish we could have more time in each port and would have happily missed out the last one to allow for more time in the four previous. The overall cruising experience was very positive for both of us as first timers however and Royal Caribbean does deliver a very good service with excellent staff in all areas.

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Large Ocean View Stateroom

Cabin H

Great room, small but perfectly formed and functional. Great shower, good TV options and good information provided daily.

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