9 days "Sicily Splendors" was purchased in June 2016. We cruised on Windstar (Windsurf) before and knew about the warm crew approach, amazing food, long staying in the ports and all the other things smaller ships ...

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Sail Date October 2016

tommydi

1 Review Written

8 Helpful Votes

Trip of a lifetime

River Countess

Italy

Trip of a lifetime. Uniworld does everything first class. I can't wait to book my next river cruise with them! The cabin was elegantly furnished, the food was local and gourmet. The shore excursions were led by ...

Sail Date October 2016

Traveljunkie075

1 Review Written

6 Helpful Votes

Good value for the money

Star Breeze

Italy

This was our fifth Windstar Cruise, but the first on the Sea Breeze. Overall it was very good value for the money. Some observations : 1. The logistics at the Port of Civitavecchia (Rome) necessitated two(2) ...

Sail Date September 2016

Allann

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

Overall a good ship to sail on

Azamara Journey

Italy

Wanted to try a short cruise and the destinations of Sicily and Malta were places that we had not been to before. The ship is classed in todays world as small ( 600 passengers) but this made it easy to find your way ...

Sail Date September 2016

Skip Gibson

1 Review Written

3 Helpful Votes

Well above our expectations in every area.

Viking Sea

Italy

We had actually done the Viking River Cruise and heard of the new ocean vessels and wanted to experience a smaller ship on a ocean cruise. We were not disappointed as the Viking Sea was a beautiful ship with ...

Sail Date August 2016

Crosspost

6 Reviews Written

67 Helpful Votes

A fantastic trip on Regent's new ship Explorer

Seven Seas Explorer

Italy

We had travelled with Regent before and wanted to experience their new ship. Although quite different in decor to the other ships - the wood is slightly darker, it is a stunning looking vessel with lovely touches ...

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Sail Date September 2016

Lubs

2 Reviews Written

5 Helpful Votes

Great Itinerary

River Countess

Italy

We have sailed with Viking on 5 different cruises and will do more in the future but the itenerary offered by Uniworld was one we could not pass up. We did the Splendors of Italy tour which was a combination land ...

Sail Date April 2016

pmeeks

1 Review Written

6 Helpful Votes

Viking Ocean Cruise - The Best of the Best

Viking Star

Italy

Loved Viking River Cruises and couldn't wait to experience a Viking Ocean Cruise. This was a surprise trip given to my husband for his birthday and retirement to finally go visit his Italian family roots. Viking ...

Sail Date January 2016

ladyprof14

2 Reviews Written

6 Helpful Votes

Another Great Windstar Vacation

Wind Surf

Italy

Even though everything didn't go perfectly on this cruise, the staff on Wind Surf did everything in their power to make it memorable and special. There's just a feeling on Windstar cruises--the crew seem genuinely ...

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Sail Date May 2016

TideOfLife

1 Review Written

12 Helpful Votes

Below the neck line........ and above it

Marina

Italy

Below the neck line, creature comforts are good. The cabin was spacious, well furnished and with an excellent bathroom, all extremely comfortable. The food was also some of the best cruise food we have ...

Sail Date October 2015

travelagain25

2 Reviews Written

16 Helpful Votes

Sicilian Splendors was awesome!

Star Breeze

Italy

My husband and I just returned from the taking the Star Breeze, Sicilian Splendors cruise (Sept.17-27) and I wanted to provide you with first-hand feedback and many thanks to the crew. We had a great time and ...

Sail Date September 2015

EtherealCruiser

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Kinks to Be Worked Out on the Star Breeze -Not Up to Windstar's Normal Standards

Star Breeze

Italy

We had extremely high expectations for this cruise, and rightfully so given our previous excellent experience on the Wind Surf along the Croatian Coast. Let's begin with the ship. The Star Breeze is a different ...

Sail Date June 2015

Caught the cough

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

Very sick

MSC Orchestra

Italy

Background We were certainly looking forward to a wonderful adventure. We have previously cruised in Pacific and Inside passage with other cruise lines. Our first time with MSC. Cabin We went for top level ...

Sail Date March 2015

Flrockies

1 Review Written

3 Helpful Votes

Windstar isn't what it used to be.

Wind Surf

Italy

My wife and I have now sailed on Windstar 4 times, the last being the Classic Italy/Dalmatian Coast cruise on Wind Surf that May 3 -11. Sadly, because we really have loved the small ship, casual and comfortable ...

Sail Date May 2015

BocaEvRay

1 Review Written

5 Helpful Votes

Star Breeze Full Review

Star Breeze

Italy

We went on the 7-night Star Breeze cruise, Rome to Nice, based upon the belief that this would be a 6-star experience, docked in each port because this was a"yacht," and could go to ports where the big ships could ...

Sail Date May 2015

ettienne

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Our 10th Cruise rated last / worst by far!

Queen Elizabeth

Italy

We were on 10 cruises before this one, and with this one we experienced the most unfriendly passengers. No kids were seen. Most were OLD people. The reviews said the food was the best but compared with Princess ...

Sail Date November 2014

Scavio

1 Review Written

6 Helpful Votes

Luxury ship, certainly NOT luxury service & not worth the price

Silver Spirit

Italy

This was our first (and no doubt last) cruise with SilverSeas, on the recommendation of 2 friends who were taking the same journey & had sailed with them before. This is a beautiful ship & our Silver Suite was ...

Sail Date September 2014

bari1022

2 Reviews Written

24 Helpful Votes

Luxury at its finest

River Countess

Italy

My husband and I just returned from the Uniworld River Countess cruise in Venice and Northern Italy. This was not a traditional river cruise, since the Po river is not always accessible, but we sailed on the ...

Sail Date August 2014

PirateHubby

1 Review Written

3 Helpful Votes

Great first-time cruise on Azamara Journey

Azamara Journey

Italy

This was our first cruise on Azamara and only our second cruise having done a Windstar cruise in the Caribbean a year ago on the Windsurf. My concerns about crowds, lines and impersonal treatment on the much larger ...

Sail Date May 2014

cruisealert

9 Reviews Written

5 Helpful Votes

Sailing Around Italy in November!!

Seven Seas Mariner

Italy

We combined a 12 day land tour with an excellent tour company. Our TA coordinated everything with Regent and tour company so that our Regent Air brought us into Milan on 10/18 and we were driven to Lake Como for 3 ...

Sail Date October 2013