OVERVIEW: I have done multiple cruises with Hapag Lloyd's (HL) small luxury ships over the last eight years, the MS Europa (German is the on-board language) and the Europa 2 (German and English are on board languages).
Amazingly, even since Covid, unlike on some other "luxury' lines, food, service, ship condition, and overall organization have remained outstanding on the Europa, nearly ...
The quality of Hapag Lloyd is exceptional since the booking process.
Highly motivated staff from reservations to boarding and deboarding deserve a specific applause!
Onboard staff are more than friendly and meticulously trained, they are very professional, yet warm in attitude.
I will not mention staff in particular, because starting with the Capitain - honorable mention to the quality ...
The Europa has been called by Berlitz as the “best cruise ship Americans never heard of”. We have been several times on Crystal, Regent and Seabourn but this was our first time on Europa. A good opportunity to see if we agreed with that evaluation!
We selected Europa primarily for the itinerary: 18 nights to Norway, starting in Hamburg and ending in Kiel, Germany. What we liked about the ...