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Norwegian Jade Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
Norwegian Jade

11 Night Greek Isles & Italy (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 01, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Jade

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 9661

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

It was a great trip until the last port was missed due to engine issues. The Jade is an older ship but very well maintained and the staff was excellent and so was the food. There was always room in the pools and hot tubs so we used them a lot when on the ship at see. The 24hr O'Sheehan's Irish Pub restaurant had and excellent menu of food cooked to order as well which was much appreciated. The Itinerary was great and the getting off and on at the ports was run very well. The ship never seemed crowded even though the cruise was full. We would recomend this cruise as it was an excellent value.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Fast and efficient

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Main dining rooms were great, the specialty restaurants we not so special and the buffet was good.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Main shows were above average some of the best. Other venues were mediocre.

Children's Programs

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very good size and bathroom with very big and comfortable bed. Very quiet cabin.

Ship tip

Eat in the main dining rooms for breakfast and dinner they were very nice with great service.

Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

3 out of 5
Some stuff to do and see but only about 4 hours worth.

Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5
Lots to do and see but if there are more than 3 ships in port getting up and down from the port is 2hr plus ordeal.

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5
Tons of options. we hired a cab right at the dock for 6 hours to take 5 of us around to all the sites for $40 a person and it was awesome.

Mykonos, Greece

5 out of 5
beautiful port and old town. We hired a cab to take us to Elia beach for the day and it was great.

Rhodes, Greece

5 out of 5
One of our favorite stops on the trip. Rhodes had everything but you really need to do a tour that takes you all over the island.

Chania, Crete

4 out of 5
Beautiful port city but needed longer for the stop.

Messina, Sicily

5 out of 5
Another favorite stop. It is a must to do and excursion to Taoromina and Castelmola

Valletta, Malta

4 out of 5
Good city and an excursion to the Blue Grotto is a must.

Naples, Italy

5 out of 5
We did an excursion of the Amalfi Coast which was a bucket list day. Did not even get to tour Naples.

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy Did not visit port

The Jade had an engine problem and we could not make the port. Bummer!!!!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Carried our own luggage and simply got off the ship. Super easy.
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1 Comment

doddser    5 years ago

Love love the Jade... agree with everything you said

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