The cruise itinerary and overall trip was wonderful. The crew was very nice and the ship was very clean. We totally enjoyed the trip.
Embarkation
5 out of 5
Easy embarkation!
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
4 out of 5
Food was not a good as in the past but still very good.
Onboard Activities
3 out of 5
Most days were out of the ship so there was not that much to do during the day.
Entertainment
4 out of 5
The shows were not as good as in the past. The Elements show was Excellent. The last night's country show as not very good. The 4 Stations group was a showcase of talent, but most of it was in another language. Over I give the Theater entertainment at Good Rating. Past cruises were better. DJ's were good and singers in the Magnums were talented. but music was definitely geared toward the 70's age group. I would ditch the Karaoke every night and bring back the comedians.
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
Overall Service Staff was excellent. Everyone was very helpful and I have no complaints.
Ship Quality
5 out of 5
The ship was very clean. The layout is good. My favorite place was the Great Outdoors.
Cabin / Stateroom
5 out of 5
I loved this size room. I would book this room again if the price is right.
Athens is a place you don't want to miss. We did a guided tour of the Acropolis along with the Museum and both were interesting. Our taxi driver recommended the National Athens Museum which we will do if we go again.
This port was chaotic with 6 other cruise ships coming in the same day. Tendering was bad and getting up and down from Fira to the boat was horrible. There was no communication, lines were obnoxious and overall there were too many people in a small area. The island was interesting and great for pictures but that was really all it had to offer. We did a tour of the island and we enjoyed it
Other than visiting Pompeii, don't bother with this city. Naples was dirty and unappealing. We did a tour of Mt. Vesuvius along with Pompeii. I would recommend you see both,
Rome was a bit away so travel of over an hour to get to Rome needs to be considered. Italy overall was dirty and if not for the history of Rome/Catholicism I did not find the Romance in Rome. We did a small group tour of Rome and it was the best way to see some of Rome.
We went to Florence and Pisa and we liked the area better than the other Italy sites. We did not stay in Livorno, but I do understand the city is trying to make it more of stop to visit, so maybe another time. Free shuttle to the city was a plus.
Cannes was a beautiful town. Tendering was an issue. NCL needs to do a better job with tendering overall. We did an E-Bike tour which was fun. I loved the pastries.
Poor. Overall it was a bit messy trying to get off the ship. Tendering was not organized and was a big mess. There needs to be a better system and use of some other kind of boats other than the emergency boats. Also, it seemed that getting off the ship always was an issue.
Thanks for your review. That’s quite an itinerary. Too bad about Santorini. Such a lovely place. 6 ships sounds like too many at port at one time where you have to get access to top to enjoy it.
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