Mediterranean/Aegean Sea Vacation

Norwegian Jade Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 56

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5
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Norwegian Jade

11 Night Greek Isles & Italy (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 21, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Jade

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9648

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Jade was all about the money. They said to stay hydrated and wanted to sell water. Did not provide any useful information for those that did not take one of their expensive excursions. Said we could meet with someone ashore for info and map-mostly no one there. Too crowded ship...not friendly to meet people.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
Specialty restaurants were poor except for the steakhouse, main dining basically mediocre and crowded. Even with reservation had to wait 45 minutes to be seated.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
found a seat at the pool. but crowded and extremely loud music

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
about average. but not extending themselves

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
once again, fair

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
had the handicapped room...large and comfortable. Best part of cruise

Ship tip

don't bother-they are all about the money-charging for everything--water to go ashore, sodas, expressos, cappuccinos, etc.

Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

4 out of 5
no excursion

Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5
been there before..but they do not provide you with lift tickets for cable car-had to pay on your own

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

3 out of 5
stayed on the ship-was there last summer. excursions too expensive here and elsewhere

Mykonos, Greece

3 out of 5
took excursion to Delos which was great

Rhodes, Greece

5 out of 5
went to beach on own

Souda (Chania), Crete

4 out of 5

Valletta, Malta

4 out of 5

Messina, Sicily

3 out of 5
italian waitress would not serve Americans...had to get management to assist

Naples, Italy

4 out of 5
Took excursion on own to Capri and island tour-that was great!

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

3 out of 5
Long ride to Florence-did excursion on own. Had to shuttle to get to anything

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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3 Comments

kathy1622    5 years ago

Why would you think that the cruise should pay for your cable car tickets?

Killercruiser    5 years ago

Bring a water bottle with a filter. The water is free. So is lemonade, juice, coffee.

CruzeFan    5 years ago

I’m not sure how many other Cruises you have been on, but none of the mainstream cruise lines that I am aware of provide free bottles of water or the other drinks you mentioned. You should always research the ports and things to do before you arrive.

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