Great cruise, ship wasn't crowded, weather was beautiful, missed the crowds by going later in the season.

Item: Norwegian Jade
Rating: 4.4
Author: weircl19511408

Norwegian Jade Cruise Review to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

weircl19511408

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 28

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

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7 Night Greek Isles Israel & Patmos (Athens Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 06, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Jade

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10522

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Overall enjoyed the cruise, would definitely do some things different if I ever went back.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

The Jasmine Cafe appetizers were fantastic, the main meal just so so..

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

Didn't use.

Children's Programs

no kids.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Room steward was great, helped me several times. I dropped my ring between the bed and the fold out sofa and a guy came right away and was able to find it for me!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

I have to have a balcony on a cruise. It's big enough and with the weather being great was able to keep the door open quite a bit.

Ship tip

Don't feel like you have to do an excursion in every port.

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Ports of call

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

4 out of 5

Good place to go in and out of with plenty to see.

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Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

4 out of 5

The excursions need to have a more detailed itinerary. The guides aren't realistic about the walking/hiking/elevation change and time spent at the sites.

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Ashdod, Israel

5 out of 5

Too much driving in the bus. The guide was not good, she didn't listen to the group about what we wanted.

Thumbs Up 1

Haifa, Israel

5 out of 5

Had friends meet me and had a wonderful day with them.

Thumbs Up 1

Limassol, Cyprus Did not visit port

I was too exhausted from the other excursions.

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Santorini, Greece

2 out of 5

The excursion did not give us any time at each stop. It was out of the bus hurry, hurry, hurry. No time for doing anything on your own. I would not recommend an excursion at this port and just be on your own.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

5 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.

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byhisgrace 2 years ago

Thanks for your review. Awesome itinerary

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bubbles60 2 years ago

Sorry to hear you felt rushed. My experience has been they move slower than I may want at a stop. I guess it depends on the destination and tour guide. You had a wonderful itinerary.

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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