My wife and I took an anniversary cruise from Civvetivechia, Italy along with 3700 people for the at capacity RCCL Mediterrainian Cruise. The food was cafeteria grade in both the dining room and the windjammer buffet. The lines and crowd were so large when dining in the buffet for breakfast and lunch that tables were not available, many people had to stand and eat or wait 15-20 min to find an available table. We tried ordering room service twine and it was even worse-limited selection and poor quality. The entertainment was sub par and included variety shows, C rated "lounge style" singers, a man riding a uni-cycle, a violinest, an ice skating show. The cruise hosts were upbeat, informative and entertaining. The interior of the cruise and rooms was moderate, the ship was built in 2002 (seven yrs old and needs a complete remodel). The best part of the cruise in my opinion were the ports. Ephesius, Sicily, Turkey & Crete were amazing.

However, more than the poor food quality and over-crowdedness of the ship this review was heavily influenced on the fellow passengers. 75% of them were pushy, rude Italians that continuisly skipped in line for shows, at buffet lines & getting on and off the ship. And their kids were loud, obnoxious ignoring the ship rules and the cruise staff never once spoke up to enforce the ships rules. For sure the cruises from Europe ports need alot of improvement. If we consider another from this area it would be on a higher tier cruise line like Celebrity X or MSC Splendia where the caliber of fellow passengers is most likely better.