It is amusing after reading comments on this forum how people view the same ship and the same cruise so differently. Before embarking on this cruise I was eager to experience it myself and form my own opinion, having read comments on this cruise and cruise line. After having taken the last cruise of this season in Eastern Mediterranean, November 12-19, now I can relate my own impressions.

My overall impressions of the cruise are very positive. Frascinosa is a brand new and modern ship, gloriously kitsch (not in a bad sense) with acres of polished marble, including both flooring as well as table tops and Italian designer furnitiongs. All modern amenities that are to be expected were there, surprising how the cruise ship design has been standardized. The ship was extremely stable with hardly a sign of movement, however we did not encounter particularly heavy seas during this voyage.

Boarding: Uneventful, quite efficient. Baggage delivered before we reached the cabin. Read more