Hapag-Lloyd Gay & Lesbian Cruises Reviews

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A New Favorite Cruise Line

Review for a Baltic Sea Cruise on Europa 2

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ClipperinSFO
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

As American English-speaking first timers on Hapag-Lloyd, we chose this cruise to try the storied line (with a long and very distinguished history, much like Cunard), and to be on a smaller upmarket ship, but with a completely different, German vibe. We were not disappointed. It was a wonderful overall cruise experience. Europa 2 is a small(er) ship and is quiet and subdued, with a very sleek ...
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Sail Date: September 2023


Wonderful luxury Baltic classical music cruise, Ocean Sun Festival 6/25/23-7/7/23

Review for a Baltic Sea Cruise on Europa

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Catlover54
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

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 ...
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Sail Date: June 2023


It’s not the food; it’s everything else.

Review for a Asia Cruise on Europa 2

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sandbag7
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

My wife and I both had fathers from Germany, yet we speak no German. This for the most part was a plus on this cruise: the Captain gave his twice daily messages in German and then English; almost all the crew members spoke fair to excellent English as did the majority of passengers, and we never heard a single comment in English that wasn’t directed to or from us. It was a stress free ...
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Sail Date: April 2023


Beautiful, Relaxing Experience

Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on Europa 2

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Swaraelia
2-5 Cruises • Age Under 20

The Europa 2-even the name exudes luxury, style, and quite a Eurocentric flair to life that I have come to learn and love on my eight night sailing to the beautiful Mediterranean. The cost-incredibly expensive, but the experience-unmatched. PRE-BOARDING DOCUMENTS The catalogues and call-back service was phenomenal, as well as the website being easy to navigate, although at times a bit ...
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Sail Date: July 2019


Beautiful Scenery, Luxurious Ship

Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on Europa

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Swaraelia
10+ Cruises • Age Under 20

I first read about Europa in Berlitz's 2017 guide, fantastic, by the way, in case you're looking for in-depth research about individual ships not on CruiseCritic. I am an American who went on this amazing ship for just over a week, albeit that it was quite difficult not knowing any German prior, but I felt interacting with fellow passengers who spoke at least some English or Chinese (which I ...
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Sail Date: September 2018


Stunning ship, worth the premium. Germans know how to have fun!

Review for a Mediterranean Cruise on Europa 2

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Ovener
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

I’m putting up this review almost 11 months after our first cruise on Europa 2, as I noticed recent reviews are sparse. In part, that’s probably because the ship gets booked up so far ahead by the German market that very few non-Germans manage to get cabins. Since our Venice to Mallorca cruise on Europa 2, we’ve done another one on Seabourn Odyssey and one on Crystal Serenity, both good but which ...
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Sail Date: June 2018


Fantastic NICE-BILBAO luxury classical music cruise, outstanding food, service!

Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on Europa

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Catlover54
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

SHORT VERSION: I greatly enjoyed the outstanding food, service, and classical music on this luxury small ship cruise and plan to return soon. Details: I am an American who did this two-week luxury small ship cruise solo from Nice to Bilbao. I chose it primarily for the intimate classical music experience it offered with its Ocean Sun Festival. To compare, I have done various other mostly ...
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Sail Date: May 2018


Great ship, excellent cuisine, and interesting destination

Review for a Cuba Cruise on Europa 2

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nachtergaele1
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

We were on the Europa2 from Curacao to Havana Suite 669. This is a relatively small ship, beautifully designed with open spaces and many artworks decorating the walls. Cabins are spacious and include a dressing room and/or a separate toilet and all come with a balcony. The ship offers a culinary experience with 7 top class restaurants to choose from, ranging from Japanese, Asian, French to ...
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Sail Date: October 2016


Fantastic stressless service, 5-star food, spacious luxury, classical music!

Review for a Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise on Europa

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Catlover54
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

This was my first cruise with Hapag-Lloyd’s “most beautiful yacht in the world,” the MS Europa, 13 nights, Lisbon to Nice. I had previously cruised with my husband on the more modern, and advertised as bilingual, HL Europa 2 on a Christmas/New Years cruise December 2015 (see my CC review, Cape Town to Cape Town) and had greatly enjoyed that, which led to my interest in the Europa. I am comparing ...
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Sail Date: September 2016


For the first time shortcomings observed.

Review for a Norwegian Fjords Cruise on Europa 2

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English Voyager
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

The cruise commenced in Kiel, and, given the absence of direct flights from London, I decided to spend two days in Hamburg prior to embarkation. Arrangements for Hotel accommodation, and all transfers, were made through Hapag-Lloyd. Two days before I was due to fly to Hamburg, the Four Seasons Hotel notified Hapag-Lloyd that it was overbooked. The latter's response was to book me into the ...
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Sail Date: July 2016


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