Only thing good was the service people

Norwegian Getaway Cruise Review to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5
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Norwegian Getaway

10 Night Greek Isles: Santorini Rhodes & Istanbul (Athens Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 04, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Getaway

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12172

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 1 month ago

Review summary

I had better experiences in other NCL cruises—this was not one of them. I’ve learned never to take their bait to get airline tickets with NCL even if they have promos. They switched flights on us while we were in the middle of the cruise and instead of reducing a layover they added one. This resulted in almost triple-ing the entire flight to get home. And when I disembarked and tried to call NCL reservation, they were not available on weekends. I couldn’t negotiate with the airline since NCL booked it. It was a nightmare! Then NCL bait and switched our ports. They changed ports just before the cruise and then they cancelled one of the ports my family really wanted to visit. No compensation. Horrible experience.

Embarkation

1 out of 5
Poor - NCL changed the itinerary just before the cruise and then cancelled the stop at Mykonos

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Great food but got repetitive half way through the 10 day trip. NCL should change the menu.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Same activities as other NCL cruises. Only exciting show was the magician show.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Magician was awesome. However there is no more broadway shows, just 1950s songs.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Never take NCL’s airline reservation promo. My flight home was a nightmare. It should have been 11 hours long but it took over 24 hours because NCL changed our family’s plane ticket while we were on the cruise and there was no way I could call them to argue. Very underhanded.

Ports of call

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5

Thessaloniki, Greece

3 out of 5

Izmir, Turkey

5 out of 5

Istanbul, Turkey

3 out of 5

Mykonos, Greece Did not visit port

NCL cancelled this port! It’s one of the most important one. Captain blamed the waves but he didn’t even stop at the port. There were 3 other cruise ships there!! What’s wrong with Luigi?

Kos, Greece

1 out of 5
This was a port that was switched at the last minute. It was a boring island. Nothing to do. It felt like a bait and switch.

Rhodes, Greece

5 out of 5

Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5

HERAKLION, CRETE, GREECE

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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