A quick trip to cities/sites we always wanted to visit
Norwegian Epic Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean
7 Night Western Mediterranean (Barcelona Roundtrip)
Sail date: November 08, 2015
Ship: Norwegian Epic
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 13244
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 9 years ago
Review summary
We have done many cruises... and our intent on this trip was to see places and things we had never seen. The ship was a great way to briefly touch the various ports, cities and sites. The food, entertainment and quality of the ship was very good. We were happy with the service and the quality.
Our room was very small with a balcony. This did not matter so much to us. We stay in the room only to sleep and dress for our next event. The bathrooms have little privacy ( sliding frosted glass doors).
This was very intense trip for us as we booked a tour at every port. Yes, the tours were very expensive... but we decided it was our best option. Other people that have been to some cities had other means to get around. One advantage of the NCL tours was that we had reservations at places like the Vatican and could almost walk right in... the general public was lined up for blocks.
The excursions were well organized and we felt safe ... (not knowing how to find these attractions) For many of the sites there was an hour just in 1 way travel... The quality varied depending on tour guides, their accents and our ability to hear/understand over the portable radios.
We are very pleased with our experience and are taking some down time to recuperate from our vacation!
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Ports of call
Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy Did not visit port
Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy
Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands