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Norwegian Gem Cruise Review to Europe - Western Europe

MichaelJ

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

Verified Review

11 Night Iberia & The Mediterranean (Dover To Barcelona)

Sail date: October 08, 2007

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 17 years ago

Review summary

Well layed out.. easy to find specific locations.. elevators were very timely, the hot tubs could have been hotter. They were at 98 degrees F.. that is prettey cool.. should be at leat at 102 F.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Very good qaulity food... the bakery was the best, super breads

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Wonderful shows.. very high quality

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

3 out of 5

DO NOT take a ship tour. Rushed, no time to experience any of the Vatican or Rome. Poor quality lunch. Better to get atour from the port through a local, or take the train into Rome and do it yourself

Thumbs Up 0

Villefranche-Sur-Mer, France

5 out of 5

Take a walking tour of old city Nice.

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Vigo, Spain

5 out of 5

Self guided walking tour... super small cafe's to visit

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Naples, Italy

3 out of 5

Pompii is a must. Mocate a local cab diver to show you the city. Much cheaper than the tours and a better experiebce

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Gibraltar (U.K.)

3 out of 5

Nothing but a big market for the Brits.

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Lisbon, Portugal

5 out of 5

Tour it yourself.. great exercise, super small sites to see

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Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

3 out of 5

DO NOT take a ship offered tour. Poor quality, rushed, the lunch was - can you belive this- in a French Hotel!!!

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Pros: Great food, super service on board

Cons: 15% gratuity added to all drinks, pricing of a glass of wine ( poor quality)-this company needs to get a better wine stewart to select the wine... very mediocre and extremely high priced.

Recommends Norwegian Gem? Yes!

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