Southampton to Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise Reviews

Travelling with two older teenagers activities were a priority for us. AotS did not disappoint - bumper cars, rock climbing wall, iFly, roller skating, North Star (observation cabin) and Flow rider - these made the cruise a success. Food was Ok but not great - we paid for the dining package - and just about broke even, dining six out of the seven days in specialty restaurants. Of the ...

Boarded at Southampton, prebooked ABP parking at half price with MSC discount code, 100 yards walk from car park to cruise terminal. Early priority boarding, minimal queues for luggage drop-off and security. Passports, vaccination status and Covid tests were checked, then cruise card was issued, on-board within 15 minutes. On board staff consistently wore masks throughout. Guests were ...

We hadn't cruised before, but decided to book the 12 night cruise to Portugal, Madera, the canaries and Vigo because the date and no fly port suited us. The price was very reasonable and we chose the premium drinks package which was excellent value for money, with an amazing choice of quality beverages included. The ship is simply stunning, well designed, and spotlessly clean. Our ...

I hope in this review to give an idea to families with younger children what the experience of cruising with RC is like - this was our 1st time with them. By comparison we have cruised 3 times previously with Celebrity (all fantastic), once with P and O (disappointing) and once with Princess (similar disappointment to P and O. We did a lot of research prior to the cruise and had high ...

We started out on 30 July but due to re-introduction of cancelled Covid cruises, we ended up doing back to back and stayed on for 5 weeks. First time back on Princess for us since the Covid shutdown and first impression is that there are very noticeable cutbacks and a significant increase in on board charges. I appreciate the cruiselines lost a bit over the past couple of years but if they try to ...

I have just returned from a 14 night cruise around the Mediterranean on Queen Mary 2. Whilst we have travelled many times on Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria this was my first time on QM2. One cannot help but be impressed by the sheer size, spaciousness and quality of the interior of the ship, evoking the grandeur of past ocean-going liners. The Royal Court theatre is quite impressive ...

Just got off from Anthem yesterday and already miss it! Our last cruise was 3 years ago at Independence with extended family and we only booked this cruise 2 months ago wondering if it will be the same but it turned out to be absolute success. This time it was for family of 4 including myself husband and 7,11 years old children. At terminal we were told it is about four thousand something ...

My wife and I chose this cruise purely because of timing. My wife works a lot in the USA and this week fitted in with her trip home in between various other family events. We would not have actually chosen this itinerary, but that wasn't really a big point of the cruise, we just wanted to get away and (mainly for her...) relax. We have also cruised with RCCI a number of times and have always ...

Just got back from a 10 day wonderful cruise to the west coasts of Spain and France on the Sirena. I haven’t seen a lot of recent reviews on the ship, so I hope this helps people with making an informed decision about sailing with Oceania and on the Sirena. About us…. We are in our 60s and 70s and are energetic, curious people who love to travel by land or sea. This was our second Oceania ...

My first Royal Caribbean cruise, and really enjoyed it. The ship's layout was great, as was the entertainment and food, and everywhere had a great atmosphere. We somehow snuck through embarkation in about half an hour, got changed and found a spot on deck 15 for an unexpectedly sunny Southampton afternoon. On Deck Weirdly, for such a big ship, I think the pool deck is quite small and ...