Good experience.

Norwegian Jewel Cruise Review to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

HarryK4

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

3 out of 5

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Norwegian Jewel

12 Night Egypt & Greek Isles (Athens To Istanbul)

Sail date: September 26, 2007

Ship: Norwegian Jewel

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 14 years ago

Review summary

The ship was rather new, well designed, and all in all, well organized and run. Freestyle dining was good, but sometimes we had to wait up to 20 minutes to be seated. Food in general was good, but we always had to tell the waitresses to make sure it it hot; otherwise it would have been lukewarm.

Ports of call

Istanbul, Turkey

1 out of 5

Guide was not knowledgeable, and walked through sites too fast. Way too many people at the same time at major sites such as the Blue Mosque.

Mykonos, Greece

5 out of 5

Delos was most interesting.

Izmir, Turkey

5 out of 5

Ephesus was very interesting.

Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5

Beautiful scenery. Too many people.

Katakolon (Olympia), Greece

5 out of 5

Crowds are too big. Olympic sites are very interesting.

Istanbul, Turkey

1 out of 5

Guide was not knowledgeable, and walked through sites too fast. Way too many people at the same time at major sites such as the Blue Mosque.

Iraklion (Heraklion), Crete

3 out of 5

Iraklion (Heraklion), Crete

3 out of 5

Corfu, Greece

3 out of 5

Corfu, Greece

3 out of 5

Alexandria (Cairo), Egypt

5 out of 5

Santorini, Greece

5 out of 5

Beautiful scenery. Too many people.

Katakolon (Olympia), Greece

5 out of 5

Crowds are too big. Olympic sites are very interesting.

Mykonos, Greece

5 out of 5

Delos was most interesting.

Izmir, Turkey

5 out of 5

Ephesus was very interesting.

Alexandria (Cairo), Egypt

5 out of 5

Pros: Well-designed ship. Clean. Excellent service crew.

Cons: Too many people visiting same shore excursions at the same time.

Recommends Norwegian Jewel? Yes!

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