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Katakolon (Olympia), Greece

Quaint, but nothing to do. Too small, and we didn't care to do an excursion here.

Iraklion (Heraklion), Crete

Good shopping, pretty nice town to explore on your own. Not worth money to do a tour, better just to explore on your own. Being here one day was enough.

Naples, Italy

Amazing place, but not enough time to see everything. This should have been a 2-3 day port. Amalfi coast is amazing. We did a private tour and had a great experience. Just frustrated that we had to rush back to the ship once again.

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

Obviously, we enjoyed Rome very much. However, it is very inconvenient to get to from the city and very expensive. Taxi drivers took advantage of English speakers.

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

Excellent port. We did an excursion (not through NCL) and had a great time. It was a bit rushed, could have used an extra day to take our time.

Cagliari, Sardinia

This should not be a stop. What a waste of a port. Went to Poetto beach, which was overcrowded and overpriced. Would never go back here and I almost prefer a sea day to this port.

Valletta, Malta

Beautiful place, good shopping and food. Beautiful views, we enjoyed it.

Santorini, Greece

Amazing port, very frustrating that we only have one day here. The cruise needs to extend this, it's worth the money. You can't see everything in the small amount of time provided.

Messina, Sicily

Did not do an excursion, but probably should have gone to Taormina. Messina has nothing to do there. Not good shopping or restaurants, and taxi drivers don't speak English, and take advantage of you.

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

It's unfortunate that we have to take a 1 1/2 train ride to get to Florence because it eats up so much time, but we loved Florence. We did do an excursion, but not through the ship. Not enough time to see everything in one day, which is why we would never cruise Italy again. It's better just to travel there without cruising.