A taste of Greece! Wonderful!!

Norwegian Gem Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
Norwegian Gem

7 Night Greek Isles (Venice Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 23, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9058

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Amazing time! Loved seeing the Greek isles. Full of culture and beautiful views.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Embarkation was pretty smooth. Lots of young staff behind the counter so we breezed through the Trieste port. Pretty area but didn’t have time to explore. The transfer to the port was all we got to see of Trieste. Beautiful views of the sea from the coach.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Wonderful food. I love seafood and there was plenty of it!! 🤗 We did one speciality and only because it was part of the ‘free at sea’ scheme. It was the Teppanyaki. Really nice experience and so much food. I did struggle to finish. I had the seafood with rice. All cooked in front of you. Great fun and entertaining chef!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Loved the jacuzzi! And the Bliss lounge for a good dance.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Stage shows were good especially the Ukraine brothers and there acrobatics. Impressive. The other shows were entertaining enough - good voices. I would’ve liked a Broadway style show though with acting not just singing.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
All in all most of the staff were joyful and helpful. Some seemed tired and new to the job. Guess they’ll get the hang of it over time. Khetut (manager in Magenta) was funny and helpful.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
A bit smaller than expected for a balcony room. We had our teenager in there too and had to climb over his bed to get to the balcony. Can’t imagine if there were 4 sharing! Space would be tight.

Ship tip

Get a cabin on the middle floor. We felt we could manage the stairs to all areas easier to get anywhere. And we use the stairs to lose the weight 😂 after so much food. For this cruise research the places you want to visit and get off first thing to do it. There isn’t as much time in each place because you have to consider the travel to get there.

Ports of call

Corfu, Greece

5 out of 5

TRIESTE (VENICE), ITALY

4 out of 5

Kotor, Montenegro

5 out of 5

Argostoli, Kefalonia, Greece

5 out of 5

Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5

Mykonos, Greece

5 out of 5

Dubrovnik, Croatia

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
A little bit more chaotic. One of our bags was nearly left behind - our fault not theirs - the tag had fallen off. But it wasn’t too rushed. I think they gave enough time for us to leave, so you didn’t feel like you were being kicked off at the crack of dawn 😀
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6 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

byhisgrace    2 years ago

Thanks for your review

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

bubbles60    2 years ago

Glad you had a good time

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your experience

Dumfy75    2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise. Great itinerary and photos, thanks