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Item: Norwegian Jade
Rating: 4
Author: Gretche22623593

Norwegian Jade Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Gretche22623593

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 0

Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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12 Night Eastern Mediterranean (Barcelona Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 21, 2010

Ship: Norwegian Jade

Cabin type: Suite

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 13 years ago

Review summary

time to update Hawaiian decor

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

same menu we'd had week before; specialty restaurants not all that special. Exception - Papa's Italian Kitchen... they treated us like VIPs

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Having a sea day between ports gave everyone time to unwind; heavy seas/weather limited on deck activities for 3 days... seasick passengers

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Front desk staff need work- rekeyed our card incorrectly, did not respond well to report of emergency situation, didn't get back to people with answers. Communication of sanitation issues was handled poorly.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Good clean ship; sanitation focus went overboard post-Egypt. Extra steps were not communicated well to passengers, though.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

penthouse suite. Best bed we've had at sea; extra perks like in room cappuccino machine

Ports of call

Alexandria (Cairo), Egypt

3 out of 5

Another private tour -- overnight. Officials held all tours in Alexandria for 2.5 hours... delays our guide was able to overcome. We visited Memphis, Saqqara, Giza, Egyptian Museum and the Alexandria catacombs.

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Don't Miss: Sound and light show at pyramids

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5

went to Ostia Antica since we had done Rome week before. Great ruins; amazing mosaics

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Don't Miss: Rome tours

Izmir, Turkey

5 out of 5

our favorite stop. Private tour meant we were ahead of the hordes of bus tours. Visited House of Virgin Mary, Ephesus (including Terrace Houses) and carpet factory

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Don't Miss: Ephesus

Valletta, Malta

5 out of 5

Best port arrangement - shops and restaurants and access to town. We took the hop-on-hop-off bus to see entire island

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Don't Miss: Mdina - for history and crafts

Pros: Historic sites

Cons: Post-Egypt treatment of passengers

Recommends Norwegian Jade? Yes!

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