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Norwegian Jade Cruise Review to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
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Overall rating:

2.6 out of 5
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Norwegian Jade

7 Night Greek Isles: Santorini Mykonos & Rhodes (Athens Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 04, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Jade

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8520

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

NCL did not notify us of port iternary change until we received our daily port briefing letter the night of the start of our cruise. NCL lacked communication regarding the debacle of the Santorini excursion with no resolve or compensation. Lack of onboard show entertainment was evident also with very limited port stays. Our personal rating, compared to other cruise lines we had taken, rate NCL last. Would not recommend to family or friends. Excursions we booked thru NCL seemed to end thru a gauntlet of predator shops with aggressive sales people.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Just a small wait to board. Check-in pretty easy.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Main dining room better than buffets. Service was mediocre. Hostess was accommodating.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
Shows very limited.

Entertainment

2 out of 5
Shows and performers very limited.

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

1 out of 5
Ghozi, room steward, very good. Joyce, hostess at the Grand Pacific, very good. Desk Staff not helpful with mediocre wait staff.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5
Limited balcony view

Ship tip

Don't book excursions through NCL .

Ports of call

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5

Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

2 out of 5
Tour guide gave limited guide through Ephesus. Missed alot of viewing side streets and highlights.

Patmos, Greece Did not visit port

NCL cancelled port providing no reason

Rhodes, Greece

5 out of 5
Needed to spend more port time.

Mykonos, Greece

4 out of 5

Argostoli, Kefalonia, Greece

4 out of 5

Corfu, Greece

3 out of 5

Santorini, Greece

1 out of 5
Started with a beach 1\2 day . Spent 2 1/2 hours in a line for a cable car ride to take tender back to ship. Onboard we visited the ships service desk to report our complaint and No resolve or empathy from staff.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
They couldn't get us off the ship fast enough!
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