Israel war changed itinerary

Norwegian Epic Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 77

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
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Norwegian Epic

11 Night Mediterranean: Italy Greece & Turkey (Haifa To Rome)

Sail date: November 20, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Epic

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 16029

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Given the war in Israel and the change of itinerary things went fairly well. The ship was at 1/2 capacity due to cancelation of Israeli ports. The Epic Haven is excellent!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Arrived at noon, no line in the welcome tent. Small reception for Haven guests before a Concierge escorted us to the Haven lounge.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The Haven restaurant is outstanding. We also enjoyed Le Bistro and Teppanyaki.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Too windy for outdoor activities, The Haven hot tubs were warm but the sauna was hot.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Burn the Floor was good and the Epic Beatles also.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Our bartender was great, the restaurant staff was excellent and always greeted us by name. Our butler was a ghost not readily available. Room steward was good.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
This is an outstanding cabin set up for accessibility.

Ship tip

The Haven is outstanding.

Ports of call

Rhodes, Greece

4 out of 5

Limassol, Cyprus

4 out of 5

Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

3 out of 5

Istanbul, Turkey

5 out of 5

Patmos, Greece

3 out of 5

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5

NAPLES (POMPEII), ITALY

4 out of 5

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

2 out of 5
Our excursion began 2 hours late, we arrived in Pisa after dark; the Tower and Cathedral were closed. Way too much free time for shopping. Our guide and driver were both coughing.

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

2 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Smoot transition to the bus for the airport.
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4 Comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

cruising2004    1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

javawoody    1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise

enjoyurdaysmile    1 year ago

It's very sad about Israel. You had a nice trip.

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