The suite was amazing and spacious. Two bedrooms both with bathrooms. It was perfect for our family.
My daughter was always excited to see what treat would be in our room each afternoon. Chocolate strawberries were her favourite.
The Haven restaurant staff were lovely and friendly. The food was also good although the menu doesn't change. There is also a children's menu of pizza, pasta, ...
We cruised on the Epic around eight years ago and loved it and were happy to book again. After booking and then reading the reviews, our expectations dropped but we were so pleasantly surprised! We booked primarily for the itinierary, stopping at all the best ports in the Mediterranean and the weather was perfect every day. The entertainment is most important to us and we were spoilt for choice ...
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This review covers our time on Crystal Serenity from July 31 thru August 22. This includes the twelve-day inaugural sailing of Crystal Serenity from Marseille, France to Lisbon, Portugal, and the ten-day voyage from Lisbon to Southampton, United Kingdom.
SUMMARY
We enjoyed twenty-two wonderful days sailing Crystal. For those who enjoyed Crystal Cruises in the past, the ...
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We are thrilled to hear that your experience on Serenity was a wonderful one!
We deeply appreciate your trust in choosing to sail with Crystal. Our unique offerings at onboard...
We booked this cruise as a short break over Christmas mainly as it was a 5 nighter out of Marseille that suited our dates.
Having travelled mostly with celebrity, Rci and princess we were not sure what to expect
WE WERE VERY IMPRESSED
Embarkation in Marseilles v swift
Luggage arrived quickly.
Cabins (Bella class balcony) beautifully decorated- nice balcony with wicker effect ...
We booked an aft cabin and the view and experience added greatly to the our enjoyment of the ship. Most importantly, take some time to plan you port excursions and learn about the vessel. You should know all about the Epic - before - you get on board. There is so much to do and see you should take the time to plan. I would say I gave the planning phase about 20 hours before we boarded. It ...
We always book a nice veranda room but were lucky to be upgraded to the Yacht Club with a suite.....great room...concierge and staff couldn't have been more helpful...private butlers when ever needed. Fully stocked mini bar topped up every day for free, which along with the endless drinks package is always good......boat was on time to every port with long enough port stays to see the highlights ...
we wanted to try a European cruise having sailed previously with p&o , fred olsen , cruise maritime ,Holland America
please do not be put off by the many negative reviews
food - contrary to the many negative reviews we thought the food was as good as ,better than most other cruise lines we have been with. Don't expect it to be English , the breakfast is very European , lunch has fast food ...
It was my birthday present from my husband so we chose a week long Meditteranean cruise! Brilliant from start to finish. The food was amazing, our cabin steward (John) was extremely efficient, and our waiter (Vincent Madavana) was excellent! We found all the staff very friendly, nothing too much trouble. Could have stayed aboard when the cruise finished and done it all over again!!! ...
I embarked the MSC Splendida in Marseille on Jan 28, which was also the Chinese New Year’s day and so there was a sizeable contingency of Chinese passengers. It was actually the last night of the itinerary when I embarked, as the majority of guests had embarked in Genoa, so on my embarkation day I enjoyed the gala dinner and the show ended with the crew parade chanting ‘time to say ...
I've just returned yesterday from my first ever cruise vacation, which was on the Norwegian Epic around the Western Mediterranean. And what a great experience it has been! Amazing ship, very friendly staff, nice atmosphere, lots of dining options.... it was truly a fantastic holiday. Let me tell you why:
After getting to the port in Marseille, the check-in process on board was surprisingly ...