Athens (Piraeus) Cruise Reviews

I feel compelled to write a review since nobody has reviewed since Viking changed it's policy on allowing passengers to be free in port. We found out on our 10 October departure from Athens to Venice that we were only the 2nd cruise to be allowed free reign in port. We were thrilled. Starting pre-cruise in Crete we shopped alot knowing it was possible we wouldn't be allowed off the ship. But we ...

My partner and I chose this cruise to celebrate our 25th anniversary. We previously have had five cruises with Viking and were never disappointed. We had two wonderful dinners at Manfredi’s an Italian themed restaurant. The food and service was excellent in every respect including the buffet restaurant. The ships are very modern, all have the same theme and layout. We were PCR tested every ...

We had a very good cruise until disembarkation. There was a new location for leaving the ship in Venice, but we had no information about further connections unless one had signed up for the post cruise extension. I sent an email to Viking and received a call from a very nasty customer service rep who asked me "what do I want?" Otherwise, the cruise was up to Viking's usually high standards. ...

This was our first trip to Greece. We have done other NCL cruise in the past. One of the most noticeable first thing was the Cruise was not completely full. There was probably more staff than the actual guests. Which was great! We had their personal attention all the time. Only one problem for me to not give 5-stars. We had a special dietary need requested but they failed miserably to make ...

Wow this is quite a ship. From the moment you walk up the gangway you're on something different. It's a high tech wonder with automatic lights and window shade in your cabin. Hands free washroom doors. Elevators that glow green when going up and red when down. Bar codes on each table you have to scan to see the menu of the bar or restaurant. The hotel block is built on the ships hull ...

Good bein back reviewin cruises.. spent few nites before cruise in Athens sightseeing whic i recommend! Port was fairly close by.. we had aset time to arrive and get tested.. was efficient and after our results we hoarded.. masks must be worn in public indoor spaces and captain makes daily reminders to do so.. on deck some did and others did not.. if u order from bar u must have mask on! ...

Itinerary: Most of the main Islands in Greece or popular with tourists. Crete and Korfu were interesting new places Ship: Nice cabins, by the end of the cruise the windows were crusted and couldn't see through. They need to clean Food: Typical cruise ship food. Many items not as good as you can make at home. Example: carnitas tostada appetizer - 3 dorito chips with beans and very little ...

I had the pleasure of cruising on this ship in June 2021. It is very affordable with the inclusive drinks package and included shore excursions. It had rigid Covid 19 rules. The ship has no pretensions of being 5 star but having previously sailed on luxury ships I have no reservations in stating that this was one of my best ever cruises. The reason; the crew as every member that I ...

We chose this 7 days cruise because of the ports - Cairo, Jerusalem/Bethlehem, Cyprus, Rhodes and Ephesus. We also chose it because of the great value for what we paid as the price included 3 excursions (Cairo, Rhodes and Ephesus), gratuities and drinks (albeit you could also pay for “premium drinks”). We had read the reviews on the Celestyal Crystal and had “lowered the bar” for our ...

We chose this cruise because we had been on one that ended in Athens almost 2 years ago and my husband got sick (we were quarantined to the stateroom on our last day and missed the excursion in Athens). There was a special deal on the first 8 days of the 14 night Mediterranean Antiquities cruise, beginning in Athens and ending with disembarkation in Rome. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were at ...