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Item: Norwegian Jade
Rating: 4.1
Author: rmfg

Norwegian Jade Cruise Review

rmfg

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

9 Night Eastern Mediterranean (Athens Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 17, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Jade

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 11568

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

It was just what l expected, no complaints or surprises

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Well handled, not much waiting around at all

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Food was okay overall. Thoroughly enjoyed Brazilian specialty restaurant

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Good shows at night

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Looking a bit in public areas

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Book shore excursions prior to embarkation. Some guides were good but some not so good.

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Ports of call

Ashdod, Israel

5 out of 5

Our guide was okay. Loved the Dead Sea and Masada excursion. It was a highlight

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Limassol, Cyprus

4 out of 5

We just caught the local bus into town and wandered around shops

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HAIFA (JERUSALEM), ISRAEL

5 out of 5

Jaffa port was lovely but our guide was terrible

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Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

5 out of 5

Ephesus was amazing

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Rhodes, Greece

5 out of 5

Loved our trip to Lindos acropolis

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Piraeus (Athens), Greece

3 out of 5

Mykonos, Greece

5 out of 5

My favourite port. Just stunning. Didn’t book tour just wandering

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Istanbul, Turkey

3 out of 5

Not a huge fan, bazaar was creepy, full of pushy people

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

I was a bit confused about exactly what time we had to be off but final announcement came about 9.45am

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4 Comments

AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Great itinerary. Appreciate your detailed w. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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