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Norwegian Gem Cruise Review to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 36

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
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Norwegian Gem

7 Night Greek Isles (Venice Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 19, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 11560

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

The Norwegian GEM was a great ship and the staff were amazing!!! We got to know various members of the staff from bartenders, to wait staff, to the steward and cruise director assistant. Even got to talk to the Captain during a session which was very entertaining.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
We purchased Priority Access for the cruise and from when we arrived at the pier to when we were onboard was less than 10 minutes. Highly recommend purchasing PA

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We ate in one of the main dining room as well as two specialty restaurants. Staff and food were outstanding.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Did not really use the onboard activities based on the days in port and enjoying the restaurants and live music entertainment.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The plethora of choices for music on a daily bases was outstanding. All performers were outstanding.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our steward, bartenders, and wait staff were all amazing.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
This cabin was perfect for two people to share and the balcony was used quite often.

Ship tip

The 11th deck was the best place to be and amidship. All tendering is done from amidships so being able to just walk down the stairs was very convenient.

Ports of call

Kotor, Montenegro

4 out of 5
Small port and great walkability.

Corfu, Greece

4 out of 5
Great for walking. Cruise terminal was a 25 minute walk from the main part of Corfu.

Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5
By far our favorite port from what we saw. Be warned that the line to get to the top of the hill on the gondola is quite long and was expected to be 90+ minutes. We opted to ride the donkeys to the top - 30 minutes - five minute wait in line and a 25 minute donkey ride. A must do!!

Mykonos, Greece

5 out of 5
Great shopping, restaurant and beaches.

Dubrovnik, Croatia

5 out of 5
If you like the Game of Thrones series, you can spend hours walking the walls and through town to the various places they shot scenes.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Once again with PA, one of the first off, small area for bag pick-up. From when we left our stateroom to being on the bus to take us to Trieste center was less than 10 minutes.
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