Athens (Piraeus) to Italy Cruise Reviews

This was our first trans Atlantic cruise and our longest (30days Greece to Argentina) I have Cpap machine and it requires distilled water. Prior to sailing I requested distilled water but that request was not fulfilled. Once on board, I made another request. The medical staff provide 1 liter of distilled water, which may last 5-7 days Before crossing the Atlantic (6 nights at sea) I ...

Although we've been to the other cities on the itinerary, we were attracted to this one because it featured two cities that we wanted to visit --- Istanbul and Barcelona. Our experience was a combintation of surprise, disappointment, a little anger, and some light-hearted moments. We have never traveled on HAL before, so we didn't know what to expect. The embarcation point and procedure should ...

We selected this cruise because of the itinerary. We had a late start through no fault of NCL which resulted in changes to the ports of call for the first few days. As a result, it was necessary for us to use a tender in Santorini and it which took 3-4 hours for all passengers to disembark. Very disorganized and no communication from NCL. You are unable to make dinner reservations for the ...

We sailed on the 'Viva' or actually tried to, but there was a dock workers' strike in Athens. Consequently, the ship couldn't leave until early the following morning, which meant that our first night in Istanbul was cancelled (as well as the corresponding excursions). Also, this apparently required a course correction which placed the Mykonos stop first, and Santorini second, rather than ...

We have done 2 Viking river cruises but this was very disappointing. Poor communication concerning description of tours and difficulty of some walking tours. Food quality and preparation had a lot to be desired. Many times food was cold and we were not thrilled with the selections offered. Everything seemed to have fish it it. Could not cut steaks. Not enough pool waiters on hand. Many of ...

We enjoyed the itinerary and cabin, but had a lot of issues on this ship compared with our last cruise, which was on Princess. A few issues - Last minute update to a shore excursion that led us to cancel it (self driving tour- would have to share a car with strangers given group size of 2 - should have been included in description) - Food in main dining room was very hit or miss. Buffett ...

It was the only cruise boarding and disembarking from Piraeus at that date. First the positives. 1. Room service was very good. The room was cleaned twice per day. The whole ship kept very clean. 2. Crew was very professional always eager to assist and always smiling. Except Reception desk officers! 3. The shows in the huge Theater were excellent. It was clear that all the artists put ...

We have just disembarked from the Norwegian Getaway after our cruise from Venice to Athens. It was my husband and I sailing and our 2 and 5 year old daughters. We started off the holiday with a wonderful few days in Venice and then on the final day we caught the train from Trieste down to Venice with many other NCL passengers. When we arrived we very quickly realised that there were very few ...

We chose NCL for the 1st time because Princess are not going to Croatian ports in 2023. The food in the main dining rooms was cold,tasteless and we found the service very poor. We had to wait for over an hour to get the NCL buses to and from most ports. There were chaotic scenes when we disembarked with buses trying g to turn whilst taxis were parking and leaving almost running over the ...

Princess platinum member. 11th cruise overall. Ship was new and beautiful. Staff were great. We had a stern balcony cabin, it had exhaust soot on the balcony everyday. Sensor light by bathroom came on during the night. No fix, just tape over it. It still woke us up, very poor set up. 14 nights of it. Dining room dress standard has slipped. T shirts ball caps whatever goes. Food was good, ...