For my 75th birthday, I took three generations of my family to enjoy a cruise over Christmas and New Years of 2020. I could not imagine that the actual experience would be as wonderful and beautiful as the PBS Ads! ...

Sail Date December 2019

Lily1

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Worst ship we have been on

Celestyal Crystal

Mediterranean

It is a terrible ship, old and tired. Tiny cabins single beds at right angles to each other, even for couples . Hardly any storage, we had our clothes on the window ledge. The Food is awful and monotonous. Same ...

Sail Date October 2019

dogmandan1962

1 Review Written

Trip of a lifetime

Viking Star

Mediterranean

OK this site wants me to type more so here it goes. My lovely wife of 32 years were considering the world cruise and she said Whoa! Our first experience on an ocean cruise was a tiny ship in Alaska I think it held ...

Sail Date August 2019

Flopsyuk

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Short taster cruise

Star Flyer

Europe - Western Mediterranean

We wanted to try the small boat experience. Wind in the sails etc.Freedom. What happened was unexpected and not very good. Worse parts first I think - which may take a while. The sails only went up when the ...

Sail Date August 2017

chinde

1 Review Written

22 Helpful Votes

Amazing Experience

Celestyal Crystal

Mediterranean

Hi All, My trip Aug 27th from Athens on the Crystal 7 Day Idyllic Aegean Cruise was beyond what I expected. With only 476 cabins this makes for a nice intimate group with no line ups. The extra pluses like all ...

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Sail Date August 2018

Neallang

1 Review Written

1 Helpful Vote

Viking Star is an amazing ship- You will not be disappointed

Viking Star

Mediterranean

This was our second Viking Star cruise, first the Inagural year Venice to Istanbul. We arrived in Athens three days early an toured on our own. Once we boarded the Star, we felt we had arrived home. The most ...

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Sail Date November 2017

gidgetglam

1 Review Written

10 Helpful Votes

A phenomenal Experience

Royal Princess

Europe - All

We had a great time on this ship. I appreciate the size of it. For the first time since I began cruising, I didn't need to take any motion sick meds. Embarkation was smooth- we waited until around 2pm (it started at ...

Sail Date July 2017

Unitedflyier

2 Reviews Written

8 Helpful Votes

Great Cruise

Azamara Quest

Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

The advantages of going on a small cruise ship is its easy to get on and off without a huge crowd. Checkin was easy so was disembarking and finding your luggage. The crew as usual was great, helpful visible, the ...

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Sail Date June 2017

Regina Domingues

1 Review Written

8 Helpful Votes

From Athens to Venice

Star Breeze

Mediterranean

Wonderfull! Al thé Time. The departure city was fantastic and we stained 2 days at a beatyfull hotel that was indicated by "windstar cruises". It was very easy to get on board.the ship was above all speciation! The ...

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Sail Date October 2016

RockyMtnBlue

1 Review Written

6 Helpful Votes

Outstanding!

Nautica

Mediterranean

Small Ship, No children, photographers, or up-selling, Great Food Great Service and Staff Great cabaret-style entertainment Great Itinerary What's not to love? The cruise was Oceania quality ...

Sail Date November 2016

TravelingUnicorn

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Exciting to be a new ship.

Carnival Vista

Mediterranean

We chose this cruise because of it gave us a great itinerary and allowed us to stretch our budget enough to spend a few days in Greece before embarking joining the cruise. We were picked up form the Athens airport ...

Sail Date October 2016

sparrow18

1 Review Written

24 Helpful Votes

Great cruise in small renovated ship

Celestyal Nefeli

Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

The ship is very nice! It's a old ship (1992) but renovated in 2016. It's a small ship (only 400 cabins) that's a very good thing. Service is excellent, everybody on board smile. You can lunch on the terrace on ...

Sail Date October 2016

JoannaBannon

1 Review Written

6 Helpful Votes

Unhappy Regular Cruisers

Carnival Vista

Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

We chose this cruise as it was a brand new Carnival Ship thinking it would be awesome, we were very disappointed in comparison with other Cruise Companies, the lifts were dreadful, we were on the 14th floor and only ...

Sail Date September 2016

Alfonso_rova

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Excellent first experience, we will be back!

Celebrity Equinox

Mediterranean

We decided to go on our first long cruise for our honeymoon and it was the perfect cruise and the best decision!. At arrival in Athens, the embarkation was pretty fast and smooth. They transfer our luggage ...

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Sail Date August 2016

ange1957

1 Review Written

9 Helpful Votes

Outstanding levels of service from every member of the crew

Royal Princess

Europe - All

Embarkation was very smooth and we didn't have any waiting. The ship is huge but the crew managed to provide a very intimate service and it felt very personal. The bar staff remembered our favourite cocktails ...

Sail Date August 2016

ronnycop

2 Reviews Written

12 Helpful Votes

Islandhopping by cruiseship

Celestyal Olympia

Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

Our recent cruise aboard Celestyal Olympia was really amazing, from the first day we boarded did we feel like we where part of a family. They really go above and beyond to please you as a guest. The food was mostly ...

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Sail Date August 2016

geri3080

1 Review Written

5 Helpful Votes

Great Food; Not Disability Friendly

Crystal Symphony

Europe - Western Mediterranean

The food was amazing each dish was a beautiful creation. The staff was kind accommodating and always ready to say yes. The entertainment was mundane except for the piano bars which were great. Perfect ...

Sail Date May 2016

Sandyliret

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Blown Away!

Riviera

Mediterranean

Our first experience and we could not be more pleased! The ship was spectacular, the service was outstanding and the amenities were the top of the line. The food was more than expected, and we are from New ...

Sail Date October 2015

tbaxter

1 Review Written

37 Helpful Votes

Cruise was great, Response to medical event abysmal

Athena

Europe - Western Mediterranean

The cruise itself was pleasant and easy. We went from Athens through Greece to Albania, Montenegro and Croatia. It was a small ship and the other passengers were quite congenial. The group was broken into two ...

Sail Date April 2015

fhamm

2 Reviews Written

10 Helpful Votes

The Curate's Egg - good in parts!

Voyager

Mediterranean

If you cruise in November, you know you're taking a risk with the weather. In terms of destinations, we'd already been a bit unlucky thanks to the trouble in Egypt (no fault of the cruise line) and we had to forgo ...

Sail Date November 2013