Athens (Piraeus) Celestyal Crystal Cruise Reviews

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18 days 3 continents cruise
"But our favorites were the Greek band and the excellent Cuban entertainers , very impressive on such a small ship.We have experience with all the major cruise lines, and this trip did NOT disappoint us...."Read More
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Overall great experience

Review for a Greece Cruise on Celestyal Crystal

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sunshine3860
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

Overall we were happy with this cruise. Our cabin was spacious and very clean. The food was inconsistent. Breakfasts and lunches were always very good, but the dinner options were either very good or disappointing. We chose the specialty dining at 60 euros a person for our last night and while it was delicious, it didn't blow us away. Wifi and cell service was extra and a hassle to set up and ...
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Sail Date: May 2023


18 days 3 continents cruise

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Celestyal Crystal

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manhk
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

A Greece based cruise company that specializes on cruising the Eastern Mediterranean and Greece islands. Their ship is old, actually 42 years old, but still in good condition. It is small compared to all the other companies ships. If you look up the history of this ship, you might decide to go with another company. My advice is don’t, cause we thoroughly enjoyed this trip. This was a back to back ...
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Sail Date: December 2022


We Had a Great Experience

Review for a Greece Cruise on Celestyal Crystal

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barryescott
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

Overview: We would like to thank Celestyal Cruises for giving us a 125% credit for our original March 2020 booking. They are a high integrity company. We are world-travelers but novice-cruisers so this review describes our experience but does not compare it to other cruises. In general, we had a wonderful experience and would recommend the ship and the itinerary to you. Those things that ...
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Sail Date: August 2022


EXCELLENT VALUE FOR MONEY

Review for a Mediterranean Cruise on Celestyal Crystal

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Radford007
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

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 ...
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Sail Date: June 2021


Great itinerary - good value!

Review for a Mediterranean Cruise on Celestyal Crystal

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YTOcruisers
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

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 ...
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Sail Date: February 2020


Amazing destinations on a nice ship.

Review for a Mediterranean Cruise on Celestyal Crystal

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Clearwaterteacher
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

My husband is a travel consultant and found out about this cruise at a training. We have always wanted to visit these amazing destinations...Greece, Egypt, Israel, Cyprus, Turkey and Rhodes. The ship was not the newest, but extremely clean. The people working on the ship were extremely friendly. Although there were people from many countries on the ship English was used for announcements, ...
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Sail Date: December 2019


3 Continent Cruise, Grand Suite

Review for a Mediterranean Cruise on Celestyal Crystal

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Jane_Doe
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

My mom and I opted to the Three Continent Cruise on the Crystal because of the ports visited for my mom’s birthday. We were overall pleased with the cruise and I don’t regret the extra expenditure for the Grand Suite. With that said, there were some really great features and some areas that you should be aware may fall short of some people’s expectations. Embarkation notice for suite ...
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Sail Date: December 2019


Great for What it is.

Review for a Mediterranean Cruise on Celestyal Crystal

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Mrmikekellyesq
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

One must accept the premise that this is a smaller ship. Everything is scaled down. But it has some incredible offerings that other lines don't have. First, what might disappoint some: The buffet is small. It is not sumtuous. It is just adequate. There are supplements on the deck with omlette stations, BBQ etc. But this cruise line is not all about the food. The restaurants have a menu ...
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Sail Date: November 2019


Nice Small Ship But Not Perfect

Review for a Mediterranean Cruise on Celestyal Crystal

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MK_Cruiser1955
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

The first point to note, and this will become relevant as this review progresses, is Celestyal’s core market seems to be organised tour groups. Beginning with embarkation. This was our 11th cruise and was by far the worse embarkation process I have ever encountered. Check-in took us two hours, which we thought was bad but fellow passengers we spoke to endured a two and a half and in one case ...
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Sail Date: October 2019


Overall a great cruise - would do it again!!

Review for a Mediterranean Cruise on Celestyal Crystal

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Shadowstar
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

My husband and I did a 7 day cruise aboard the Celestyal Crystal on October 21 - Eclectic Aegean. Neither of us are travel agents. It was their first cruise to include Istanbul and that was the main draw for us. I was a bit apprehensive after reading all the negative reviews, so boarded with low expectations. We have cruised three times before - Royal Caribbean (Symphony of the Seas to ...
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Sail Date: October 2019


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