A lot of headaches with changes ongoing but it was a great trip.

Item: Norwegian Getaway
Rating: 4.3
Author: whitney99

Norwegian Getaway Cruise Review to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

whitney99

Contributor Level: Cruise Director

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 61

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

Verified Review

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

Sail date: September 19, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Getaway

Cabin number: 5158

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 months ago

Review summary

Overall we made the best of the disappointments presented by NCL. We planned this for a long time as a 60th bday celebration, Masters graduation, and cancer survival. So maybe my expectations were too high. Ship was nice, food was okay, service was great other than Customer Service Desk. Free at Sea not as promised. Next Cruise not worth the time to plan. The ship took us to the ports we wanted to see. Will need to think about booking NCL again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very easy and well organized.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Food was average to maybe above average occasionally. Good variety offered.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Did not participate. No days at sea and off boat every day.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Enjoyed Million Dollar quartet and Syd Normans.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Room stewards were excellent. Customer service desk was anything but helpful. Very limited knowledge among staff. People who were checking on information and said they would be back.....never came back. Not once but twice!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Thought it was a very nice ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

This was not my. cabin number. My cabin was 14842.

Ship tip

Do not plan for what you want or you will be disappointed but you are at their mercy for Itinerary changes, port date changes, and free at sea not being what was promised.

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Ports of call

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5

Thessaloniki, Greece

5 out of 5

Izmir, Turkey

5 out of 5

Istanbul, Turkey

5 out of 5

Mykonos, Greece

3 out of 5

Paros, Greece

5 out of 5

Rhodes, Greece

4 out of 5

Santorini, Greece

3 out of 5

HERAKLION, CRETE, GREECE

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very easy! Very organized. Definitely NCL has this under control.

10 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 2 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Gwbigdog 2 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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RC2cruises 2 months ago

Always have a great time on Norwegian cruises. But I’m the person that sees the glass half full rather than half empty. It makes life much more enjoyable.

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cruising2004 2 months ago

First of all, happy birthday, congratulations on your Masters, and so thankful you have defeated cancer! Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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TiffyTaffy 2 months ago

❤️ this itinerary. Would you please clarify what you meant by Free at Sea not what was promised and the other setbacks you had? Congrats on the birthday, cancer-free and Masters! Those events are definitely the real highlight

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bubbles60 2 months ago

Wonderful itinerary! We always enjoy Ncl cruises.

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yk07us 2 months ago

You haven't specified what was disappointing about the cruise. If your main complaint is a change of itinerary or missed ports, that can happen on any ship and cruise company. That is a part of the contract we accept. We also liked Million Dollar Quartet and Syd Normans.

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javawoody 2 months ago

Thanks for the review

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HeavySeas 2 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

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Bernierfamily05 2 months ago

Thanks for sharing your not so experience with us. So sad it wasn’t good!

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