wonderful cruise except Venice visit

Item: Norwegian Gem
Rating: 4.7
Author: mayneman

Norwegian Gem Cruise Review to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

mayneman

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

Verified Review

9 Night Greek Isles: Santorini Mykonos & Croatia (Trieste To Athens)

Sail date: May 22, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 9103

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

great cruise but disappointing last minute notification of no cruise ship visit to Venice and poor bus visit arrangement.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Venice visit all but cancelled 2 days before sailing

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

food excellent disappointed in specialty dining service

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

time spent ashore, no sea days. very active cruise

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

only saw a few well-behaved children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

all but specialty dining was excellent

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

clean and beautiful

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

excellent

Ship tip

don't plan on good visit ti Venice. Some tendering disapointing

Thumbs up

Ports of call

TRIESTE (VENICE), ITALY

4 out of 5

Venice, Italy

2 out of 5

poor transportation arrangements to Venice for short visit

Thumbs Up 0

Rijeka, Croatia

5 out of 5

Split, Croatia

5 out of 5

Kotor, Montenegro

5 out of 5

Dubrovnik, Croatia

5 out of 5

Corfu, Greece

5 out of 5

Santorini, Greece

4 out of 5

poor tender arrangement

Thumbs Up 1

Mykonos, Greece

5 out of 5

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

4 out of 5

just disembarked and arranged private short tour

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

4 Comments

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