Rome (Civitavecchia) Cruise Reviews

Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

We took the last Med cruises of the season, then did B2B with the transatlantic crossing, for a total of 25 nights. The only negative in the ship design is that there is no forward-facing observation deck. For me, ...

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Sail Date October 2019

missy234

1 Review Written

Nice rooms, excursions, terrible food and sick staff and guest everywhere

Celebrity Edge

We chose this cruise because we were celebrating a late honeymoon and babymoon. On the positive side the rooms were nice, we reserved a concierge class balcony with a nice view, most of the entertainment was good, ...

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Sail Date October 2019

Droot89

1 Review Written

A lot of hype, gimmicks and up-charges

Celebrity Edge

Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

We researched and studied for months before booking our honeymoon on the edge. Then we saved for 2 years to be able to do all the things we saw and believed off the marketing. Overall the ship was nice, crew was ...

Sail Date August 2019

firstsailor

2 Reviews Written

4 Helpful Votes

Excellent!

Disney Magic

Everything was good. Most excursions booked through DCL. My biggest complaint was that we wanted to cancel an excursion and although there were people who wanted it, they had no system of letting people know it was ...

Sail Date June 2019

terry pattison

3 Reviews Written

7 Helpful Votes

Cruise was cut short -refund promised, but after 4 months NCL haven't paid it.

This cruise was supposed to visit Athens and Rhodes before going through the Suez Canal. Due to the refurbishment of the ship in Marseilles running over time, NCL cancelled the Mediterranean part of the cruise, and ...

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Sail Date February 2020

mertziek

1 Review Written

5 Helpful Votes

First Spirit Cruise after drydock - BIG MISTAKE!

We booked this cruise 18 months before the sail date. The itinerary was great and included many bucket list places for us. Several months after we booked, we found out the ship was going into a major ...

Sail Date February 2020

CruisinDudette

1 Review Written

3 Helpful Votes

The Good, The Bad and The ??

Almost a year before the cruise, we started researching what was available to visit countries that were a part of our ancient history. Time in Israel was a primary consideration. The initial 21 day Mediterranean ...

Sail Date February 2020

3630greyfield

1 Review Written

3 Helpful Votes

Has anyone received their refund

Big mistake. We weren't told at the time of booking that the ship was being refurbished but thought at least things will be updated. Nice. Well the toilets didn't work on the first day and few, if any, ...

Sail Date February 2020

BKKK

1 Review Written

6 Helpful Votes

A bucket-list cruise wish from traveling companions turns to bottom of bucket!

As several other posts describe a recent NCL Spirit cruise that was supposed to be 21 days from Rome-Dubai, leaving on Feb. 11, I would like to add my observations.The sail date was changed because the ship was ...

Sail Date February 2020

ashleyg13

6 Reviews Written

17 Helpful Votes

NCL losing the plot

looked a decent price for a solo, originally 20 nights it was reduced to 17 nights with a promised 25% reduction and a 25% off the next booking - problems with a refit lead to the reduced cruise nights the ...

Sail Date February 2020

Ga2dance

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

Rome to Dubai comedy of errors

Just recently returned from NCL Spirit cruise that was suppose to be 21 days from Rome-Dubai, leaving on Feb. 11. This was changed because the ship was being refurbished and it was not ready. New date Feb. 14. We ...

Sail Date February 2020

luv croosn

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Beautiful Ship, Terrible Cruise Line

Costa Smeralda

I have been on 17 cruises and this was by far the worst I have ever been on. I purchased this cruise thru cruise builders (never again) and therefore I don’t know how much the cruise by itself cost us. We are a ...

Sail Date February 2020

Norahkiora

1 Review Written

15 Helpful Votes

Stunning Ship

MSC Grandiosa

I went on this cruise with my daughter and her two little boys, aged 4 and 6. We chose it because it matched the boy’s half term dates. The ship looked enormous, I really doubted it would be ‘for me’. With ...

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Sail Date February 2020

yakety sax

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

Clean Ship - Everything Else Disappointing

MSC Opera

It had a very good itinerary of destinations, at the right time for our plans. The destinations were great. The ship was very clean and comfortable. The food was awful. Very little selection, very slow service, ...

Sail Date February 2020

lyndarra

5 Reviews Written

34 Helpful Votes

MSC - Lift Your Game if You Want to Attract Non European Cruisers.

MSC Divina

Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

This was a 20 night cruise Genoa/Miami commencing Nov 5., Cruising background. Celebrity x 6, HAL x 4, RCI x 3, Princess x 1, Carnival x 1. Countries cruised, Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, Indonesia, USA, ...

Sail Date November 2019

butnotthehippo

1 Review Written

Horrible dining room management and mediocre customer service

Celebrity Infinity

Horrible dining room management and mediocre customer service basically ruined our cruise. I'll start with the Positives: Good price and value proposition Great itinerary with thoughtful destinations ...

Sail Date August 2019

lizhos

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

Beautiful ship, Ok food, entertainment severely lacking, expensive,

Costa Smeralda

The ship is beautiful. New, lots of bars, modern and clean. Plus the port stop offs are lovely. Plenty of time to walk around. We do recommend purchasing shuttle buses at the port information desks rather than on ...

Sail Date February 2020

wpanic

2 Reviews Written

2 Helpful Votes

A Holiday Cruise

MSC Grandiosa

This was our first time with MSC. Previously we have cruised with Norwegian and Princess. Also our first European cruise. I was traveling with my wife and two kids (daughter 14 and son 11). Scheduled ...

Sail Date December 2019

marinegurg

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

MSC Grandiosa - Smart ship but too busy

MSC Grandiosa

This was our second experience of MSC following a short cruise only a few days earlier on the Presiosa. Upon embarkation we were assaulted by 'in your face' crew members on a mission to sell you 'things', sadly ...

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Sail Date November 2019

trevor2020

1 Review Written

6 Helpful Votes

Worst Cruise I've Been On

Costa Smeralda

Horrible staff. Horrible Rules. Horrible Ship. 1. 1. Don't expect to drink any water on board without paying. We found one, YES 1, free tap water on the entire ship. Located on deck 8 in the buffet area. But you ...

Sail Date January 2020

DeeSavage

1 Review Written

1 Helpful Vote

Fabulous Journey to Antiquities

Viking Star

We took the Rome pre-extension and were very pleased with the beautiful hotel. We specifically wanted to see the no-line Coliseum underground tour, and visit the Pantheon. We had always wanted to see the ...

Sail Date December 2019

claudial

1 Review Written

Cities of Antiquity and Holy Land. Liked river cruises over ocean ones

Viking Jupiter

We've been on a Viking River cruise before but this was our first time on an Viking Ocean cruise. We mainly chose this trip because we're familiar with the outstanding service and hospitality of Viking Cruises ...

Sail Date March 2019

vzollo

1 Review Written

By Jupiter

Viking Jupiter

For me the expression by Jupiter is both classical and modern, and it seems a fitting way to describe the cruise itself. I got to see places I’d never been to before and the opportunity to experience those places ...

Sail Date February 2019

etorok

1 Review Written

1 Helpful Vote

Traveling with old and new friends

Viking Jupiter