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Norwegian Jade Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

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Norwegian Jade

12 Night Mediterranean: Italy France & Greece (Athens To Lisbon)

Sail date: October 22, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Jade

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 5096

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 months ago

Review summary

Just average and a bit disappointed. Food was mediocre at best. Probably will not cruise again. Missed some of the sights because cruise ship tours only went to close cities and were rather pricey. Also, charged more than double the price of every hop on, hop off tour then if I were to purchase tickets at each location.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very smooth and efficient

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Nothing special about the food. Not even salmon was offered! On previous Norwegian cruises, the quality of food was much better. Specialty restaurants had better food but not worth the exorbitant price.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Most onboard activities do not interest me.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Some of the shows were better than usual, especially the acrobatic one, which was excellent!

Children's Programs

No young children.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Would have given 5 stars, but some of the people putting food out were not friendly. Waiters and waitresses were excellent.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Liked the older Jade since the room was better designed with more usable space. Nice to have a separate toilet area.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Very comfortable, clean, arranged nicely. Would have given 5 stars but every night there was noise above us.

Ports of call

Santorini, Greece

4 out of 5
Great leader for the excursion. With so many people using the cable cars and having to wait as long as 2 hours, another cable car network should be built. Too dangerous walking down over 500 steps to avoid the wait. Some people were injured.

NAPLES (POMPEII), ITALY

4 out of 5
Hop on, hop off bus tour was ok. Museum was wonderful.

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

1 out of 5
Disappointed with the excursion. One leader for over 70 people was terrible.

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

4 out of 5
Hop on, hop off bus tour ok.

Cannes, France

3 out of 5

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

4 out of 5
Nice hop on, hop off bus tour

Barcelona, Spain

3 out of 5
Hop on, hop off bus tour just ok.

Ibiza, Balearic Islands

3 out of 5

Motril (Granada), Spain

3 out of 5

Cadiz (Seville), Spain

4 out of 5

Lisbon, Portugal

5 out of 5
Best excursion because leader was very knowledgeable as well as thoughtful for the people on this tour. Almost missed it because disembarkation was over 1 hour late.

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Worst disembarkation ever! Ship was well over 1 hour late between arriving and getting authorization.
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