September 2015 - 12 Night Grand Mediterranean (Venice To Barcelona) Cruise on Norwegian Spirit
Great Itinerary!
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Norwegian Spirit
Sail date: September 06, 2015
Overall, the cruise was a success. Service was not the best in comparison to other cruises I have taken. The food in the buffet, main dining room, and specialty restaurants was good but not great. Cagney's steakhouse is suppose to serve dry aged beef--the steaks served to us in Cagney's on two different nights was no better than the steak served in the main ding room. The ship was well maintained and clean, although the daily washy, washy, happy, happy routine at the buffet got a bit annoying. Nightly entertainment in the theater was better missed, and the band that played many of the clubs/stages was not all that good, just average. In all fairness I took this cruise for the itinerary and was not disappointed.
Carnival Legend
Sail date: June 22, 2014
The ship having been just redone--is in pretty poor repair--giant wall murel torn and wrinkled! The quality of the shows in main showroom was very poor and repititious. The food in the main dining room for the most part was bland--but not bad. The food in the steakhouse was well worth the $35 per person--the service and food there was outstanding! Buffet food--well it's buffet food some good, some not so good. Pizza was awesome! Ice machines were constantly out of ice, available juice drinks were very sweet, and again were sometimes hard to get.
Cruise tips
Unless you have a magic carpet a good deal of this day is spent getting to and from Rome. Very difficult to get into the Vatican, or any other attraction due to long lines.
Go see Pompeii and the Amalfi coast.
Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy
Same as Rome--you will lose a lot of time just travelling to and from. Not much time to enter and experience the churches and museums from the inside.
The French were rude and impolite--gladly took our money for food and drink.
Spent an extra day here--wonderful city, beaches and people--will go back here for more time.
Very nice--go to the Blue Mosque, the Hagia Sophia, and the Bazaar and spice market.
Very scenic buildings--but not very impressed overall---
Ephesus was awesome.. Be warned many excursions leave the site early and take you to a carpet factory for a hard sell on really expensive carpets!
Book a hop on hop off bus thru shore excursions--great way to get around.
Norwegian Spirit
Use the stairs--the elevator is very, very, very slow. Not much of a gift shop onboard--and couldn't find anywhere other than a vending machine in the gym to buy bottled water.
Love Grand Cayman
Not a great port--to get anywhere with activities have to spend alot of time and money--without much time for actual fun
OK but not great--drove around island, saw ruins, went to beach and did some snorkeling.
Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras
Go to Little French Key--great time, food, water, island.
Not bad--Tampa very humid!
Carnival Legend
Do the anytime dining! Lido deck always crowded
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Overall, the cruise was a success. Service was not the best in comparison to other cruises I have taken. The food in the buffet, main dining room, and specialty restaurants was good but not great. Cagney's steakhouse is suppose to serve dry aged beef--the steaks served to us in Cagney's on two different nights was no better than the steak served in the main ding room. The ship was well maintained and clean, although the daily washy, washy, happy, happy routine at the buffet got a bit annoying. Nightly entertainment in the theater was better missed, and the band that played many of the clubs/stages was not all that good, just average. In all fairness I took this cruise for the itinerary and was not disappointed.