Barcelona to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise Reviews

This review is the last post in my LIVE From. If you want to see tons of photos and detail, check it out: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2996368-live-from-the-sun-princess-9-mar-2024-10-day-mediterranean-second-voyage/ I’ll keep these comments about the ship, rather than ports or other things.  Stateroom Reserve Minisuite We loved the minisuite - with one exception covered ...

We chose this cruise with our friends because the ports of call were pretty close to where we wanted to visit in the Mediterranean. Also the pricing seemed to be pretty competitive. As with everything when we go on holidays, there are good and bad, pros and cons, highs and lows and this cruise was no exception. Firstly, the highs ... - the ports of call were a definite attraction - ...

Barcelona ~ Trieste (Venice) in September was the perfect time to go. We arrived in Barcelona stayed a few days before our cruise to check out the sights and gastronomy Barcelona had to offer. It doesn’t disappoint! We stayed up on a hill in a renovated hospital turned 5* La Floridia. It overlooked the sea, had gentle breezes and amazing pool with outdoor patio seating. But this is not ...

I chose the 21 Odyssey because our favorite line didn't go to Gibraltar. This and Turkey was new to me. Some of the port calls are too short, by the time you bus to where you're going and back it eats up most of the stop. Like Kotor, Montenegro. Our tour was to Budva, historic Kotor, St. Tryphon and the Maritime Museum. By the time we got back from Budva, we had 45 minutes for the remaining ...

Viking offers the best in cruising by far, even almost perfect. The accommodations, cleanliness, and style are unmatched in the industry. Attention to details seems to be a priority. The crew and especially our steward were excellent. I had a slight issue with the food. It was almost too generic. I would have liked more spice in my food. More pasta dishes would have made sense to me for ...

Just got home after cruising on Nautica from Barcelona to Istanbul. It was a great trip and most of our experiences with Nautica were positive. We had a great Oceania excursions (with one exception) but the staff in charge of disembarking at ports (especially when we tendered) were disorganized and sometimes seemed clueless regarding the process. Excursions: Menorca (Ciudadella City ...

Going to Europe worst experience we ever had cruising will never use this cruise line again. Bought the all inclusive package and that's all they care about. Their tours were a complete joke. You are being hearded into buses like cattle. With people who were obviously sick for hours at a time. We attempted to speak to an officer to voice our complaint and were denied. Everything as far as the ...

Like many others we were apprehensive before this cruise after having read various reviews but we were pleasantly surprised and enjoyed this cruise from Barcelona to Athens. We have been cruising regularly since 2000 and enjoy not only quiet public spaces inside,some with professional musicians playing in the evening but also quiet areas on deck during the day, both these were available on ...

We chose this cruise because we had not yet been on a Viking Ocean cruise or been to the Mediterranean or Adriatic Seas; this particular itinerary offered numerous stops my husband and I were both interested in seeing. There were a couple of excursion glitches early in the cruise, but they were definitely eclipsed by the overall excursion quality, tour guide expertise and general Viking ...

We chose this trip mainly for the Israel focus and spent three days there. The excursions are always expensive and in Israel the guides were useless, which was frustrating. Also there were no port talks; odd; though most people now have to book before they get on board. Booking was sometimes complicated pre-cruise. The ship is a size we like 1200 pax and it has all the usual stuff. We like ...