Sarande Cruise Reviews

I did the Archeological Albania tour, which was excellent. We took a short drive downtown to see the ruins of the synagogue (keep your expectations low – the ruins are basically just the foundation and there are only a couple of photos of the mosaics that were removed). Then we walked along the seaside promenade. In all we spent about half an hour in town. Then we drove to Butrint and spent ...

The port of Sarande in Albania was my least favorite, the port city appeared dirty and had a very industrial smog like smell to it. There wasn't much to do if you didn't do an excursion, and the excursion we did wasn't fantastic. We saw the ruins of Butrint, which were fascinating, but our guide wasn't very engaging, and moved through each area very slowly, leaving a lot of time for your mind to ...

Did not do a tour so we walked along the boardwalk and did some minimal shopping. Had to take a tender in. I heard the Blue Eye Lagoon tour was fascinating! Not much to see in the city as it's an up and coming tourist area. Very nice people. ...

Crazy to think MSC can get away with this place being a port of call. In its defence, the beaches are stunning in Ksamil, but you feel edgy and uncomfortable the whole time. It says a lot when one of the two buses leaves a full 2 hours early with not a spare seat available. The second bus wasn't far behind it! ...

We did the 4 x 4 in the mountains. It was a very bumpy road and winding roads. Lots of walking. Had a snack and glass of wine in a cabin like place and watched the Albanian dancers. ...

Walked the promenade. A little concerned about safety from what we heard from others. For us all was okay for us. It was a very hot day. We would go back. ...

Not our favorite, quite warm and humid. Interesting to see so many Russian tourists there. ...

Stayed on board. Nothing of interest ...

Albania Saranda omg what a dump. Ex communist country trying to catch up with the rest of the world but will always be held back by the 50% Muslim population. Trying to open up to the west but has a long long way to go. Nearly got mugged by gypsy women did not feel safe at all. Never visited one tourist shop out of fear. ...

Ship tendered. Went ashore and done own thing ...