Mediocre

Item: Norwegian Jade
Rating: 3.6
Author: clarkbar

Norwegian Jade Cruise Review to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

clarkbar

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Reviews: 7

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Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5

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9 Night Eastern Mediterranean (Athens Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 08, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Jade

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10006

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

This was quite a stepdown from Carnival which was a surprise to me. I was expecting it would be better. Losing Israel to safety was disappointing but understandable but the replacement ports were just 2 more Greek islands so it was more of Greek Island cruise. They could have replaced with a more interesting ports. Four Greek islands was kind of same, same. The process of refunding us for the cancelled excursions was ridiculous. Having to stand in line to get cash instead of crediting back to our credit cards was hard on passengers and then to get off the ship with the amount of cash refunded to me could be dangerous. The one time I saw the cruise director he was outgoing and did a good job. Information was disseminated as it should. Frankly, this was my first cruise on Norwegian and was ready to move on from Carnival but after this experience I will go back to Carnival where the food, entertainment, activities were much better. I still had fun but was disappointed overall.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Easy and efficient

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

The food was okay, nothing to rave about. Disappointing because I had only cruised Carnival before and loved the food.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Not enough activties schedule. We spent a lot of time either in our room because there just wasn't the variety to interest everyone.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

The few musicians they had that played lounges were good and enjoyed them. Again, not many and then only played like a half an hour. Use to getting on ships and having musicians playing as we come aboard. Nice touch but nothing like that on this ship.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our ship steward was a amazing. Also the bar staff as the Bliss lounge were outstanding.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Rooms small or maybe just laid out wrong. When in the bathroom because of the setup there was no room to move around.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ports of call

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5

Limassol, Cyprus

3 out of 5

Rhodes, Greece

5 out of 5

Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

5 out of 5

Istanbul, Turkey

3 out of 5

We did the Classic Istanbul excursion. I think our tour leader was burned out. He kept walking ahead of us and we had to look for him. It was an okay excursion but not great. The best part was the Bazaar where we were on your own. One person had to use the restroom and when she asked him, he said can you wait and then kept walking. Good news is he walked fast and ahead of us that she was able to run to the restroom and the run to catch up.

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Mykonos, Greece

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

4 Comments

Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience. Great review!

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for the review

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations. Glad you know an alternative cruise line. Sometimes the itinerary trumps the cruise line.

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