Athens (Piraeus) Cruise Reviews

We had not been to the region in many years and have wanted to visit beautiful Croatia. We appreciated visiting all of the countries during a cool and delightful spring before the high tourist season. Viking crew, staff, travel agents and local guides were professional, accommodating and deliberate about safety and comfort. Our post cruise extension was equally worthwhile. Our guide, Silvia, ...

We had done two river cruises and felt it was time to do an ocean cruise. The ports in this cruise sounded very interesting and did not disappoint. On the ship we were treated as if we were royalty. From the moment we stepped on board the ships staff couldn’t do enough to make sure we were comfortable, enjoying ourselves and eating well. The included excursions were very good and we were ...

The itinerary and length of this cruise was ideal for us. We had wonderful weather, and great guides on all the included excursions. Viking provided shuttles back to the ship from the various end points of these excursions which allowed us to extend our stay in town if time allowed. The excursions were well organized and the port talks provided good information before each stop. We missed one ...

TLDR: Updated/clean ship with good itinerary, poor embarkation/debarkation process This was my 4th NCL cruise (11 cruises total). My family (4 of us) stayed in two obstructed Oceanview staterooms on deck 8. The ship is recently refurbished so appears pretty modern inside given it is an obviously older ship (2006). I enjoy smaller ship sizes and given we were on this cruise for the itinerary the ...

We had sailed on the Celestyal Crystal before and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. For our second trip we chose the Three Continents itinerary as a means to see places that we wanted to visit - in particular the Pyramids, Jerusalem and Ephesus. While the outing schedule was at times demanding it was most certainly worthwhile. The ship herself is beautiful, and her gleaming turquoise and ...

This was our 9th cruise. Most of the others were with Silversea. We chose the Azzurra because it only holds 100 passengers. We wanted to try something smaller than Silversea ships. Boy, what an experience! There were only 53 passengers and 76 crew. As you can imagine, the service was really great. The crew member wanted to provide great service wherever we were. This was our best cruise ...

We wanted to see as many Mediterrean countries and ports as possible and we sure did! 14 days, 2 cruises back to back. Turkey, Greece, France, Italy, and Spain! We were exploring a city every day, except for 2 sea days. This is not a relaxation cruise (though we found time to relax as well), as we were up at 6 am nearly every morning to grab breakfast before our daily excursions. Some of my ...

From the moment we boarded the ship, everything was great! We loved the small ship with only 900 people. It never felt crowded. Excursions were excellent and informative. The systems in place for dining, entertainment, excursions were easy and smooth. Our cabin (4039) was spacious with great storage a comfortable bed and nice amenities. We ate at all of the restaurant locations which gave you some ...

We chose this cruise because we wanted to see Greece and Viking was offering upgrades, great fares, and free airfare. So we decided to go for it!! The cruise was phenomenal - the ship was immaculate - the food was beyond what I have ever had on a cruise. No photographers, no children no extra fees, and free shore excursions if we used to take part in them. We chose to upgrade our shore ...

This was our 5th European trip, the last four with Viking (2 river, 2 ocean cruises). All four Viking cruises were excellent, and we have never considered any alternative. The roominess of Viking's ocean vessels and large variety of onboard ship activities is a big advantage over the river cruise ships. However, the rivers are far tamer than the ocean, particularly in the winter months. Both have ...