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Norwegian Gem Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

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Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
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Norwegian Gem

13 Night Greek Isles: Santorini Athens & Croatia (Trieste To Rome)

Sail date: August 14, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 10115

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Great experience. Also too much to take in. Very busy everyday! Walking 10,000 steps per day…and we still didn’t see everything.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
No troubles here!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Cagney Steak house was disappointing. Too loud, too busy, steak was unseasoned, sides were just so-so. Otherwise, food was good, just nothing to rave over.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
I’m sure they were fine, we didn’t have much time to participate.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
The ship group was great! The opera singers were too, if you like that music. The solo singer was ok. The piano man was awesome. There were no comedians, no magic, no dueling pianos, no great cover groups, etc.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Room steward, Richard did a great job. Waiter, Vincent did a great job also and very personable.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Adequate room, but barely. Clean, good size bathroom and shower.

Ship tip

The outside restaurant at the very back of the ship was our favorite place.

Ports of call

TRIESTE (VENICE), ITALY

4 out of 5

Rijeka, Croatia

4 out of 5

Ravenna, Italy

4 out of 5

Dubrovnik, Croatia

4 out of 5

Kotor, Montenegro

4 out of 5

Corfu, Greece

5 out of 5
We did a tour that included a short boat ride and a small tasting of local food, it was great. Not exceedingly expensive.

Santorini, Greece

2 out of 5
The port location we stopped at, waited in line for, rode cable car to the top - WAS NOT WERE THE BLUE ROOFS ARE! Very disappointed. Maybe 2 or 3 such buildings.

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5

Mykonos, Greece

5 out of 5

Zakynthos, Greece

5 out of 5

Catania, Sicily

5 out of 5

Naples, Italy

5 out of 5
Another taxi ride to Pompeii. But it was just jaw-dropping! Hot in August, but amazing! Not enough time there.

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

4 out of 5
Had to pay to get taxi to get to either of those locations. We did go see the leaning tower. A million people and bus drops you off a long way from the actual destination. Walk! Walk!

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5
After we left the ship, we did a Jewish Ghetto Food tour (TripAdvisor). It was super and fun!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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Cruisers4Lyfe     1 month ago

Thanks for sharing

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