April 2015 - 7 Night Adriatic & Greece (Venice Roundtrip) Cruise on Norwegian Jade
Great trip, clean ship, great staff, pay restaurants poor value, beware Ephesus tour guide
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Norwegian Jade
Sail date: April 25, 2015
Great trip, clean ship, great staff, pay restaurants poor value, beware Ephesus tour guide
This was our seventh cruise, second on NCL. We also have cruises on RC,Carnival, and Princess. Really enjoyed the whole trip and ports.
The ship was very clean, and the staff was excellent. Our stateroom attendant was one of the better ones that we have had.
We were quite disappointed in how poor quality the pay restaurants were. I normally only eat at these restaurants, but by day 5 we switched over to the dining rooms, which had food that was about as good.
Another item I feel the need to warn people about is the tour to Ephesus. People need to know that the tour to Ephesus that interline offers has a tour guide which, while extremely knowledgeable on the area, is a shill for a carpet company in town. The people in there are hard-sellers, so be ready to deal (their rugs are beautiful but you should only pay about 20-25% of what they ask, less on more expensive items), or once you see that this portion of the tour is starting, just duck out.
The itinerary was also great. While I'm not interested in going back to Split I'm glad I went, and the other ports were fabulous. If you like martinis, take NCL up on their cheap tastings...the bartender is a real pro.
All in all, great trip. I'll sail NCL again.
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Wouldn't go back, but I'm glad I went.
The city was great, but watch out for those hard-selling shop owners.
Great AA tour. Beautiful city. Great restaurants.
Great AA tour.
Really nice port. Late April is the perfect time to go.
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This was our seventh cruise, second on NCL. We also have cruises on RC,Carnival, and Princess. Really enjoyed the whole trip and ports.
The ship was very clean, and the staff was excellent. Our stateroom attendant was one of the better ones that we have had.
We were quite disappointed in how poor quality the pay restaurants were. I normally only eat at these restaurants, but by day 5 we switched over to the dining rooms, which had food that was about as good.
Another item I feel the need to warn people about is the tour to Ephesus. People need to know that the tour to Ephesus that interline offers has a tour guide which, while extremely knowledgeable on the area, is a shill for a carpet company in town. The people in there are hard-sellers, so be ready to deal (their rugs are beautiful but you should only pay about 20-25% of what they ask, less on more expensive items), or once you see that this portion of the tour is starting, just duck out.
The itinerary was also great. While I'm not interested in going back to Split I'm glad I went, and the other ports were fabulous. If you like martinis, take NCL up on their cheap tastings...the bartender is a real pro.
All in all, great trip. I'll sail NCL again.