Bad start but then it was GREAT

Norwegian Prima Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

ATXchick

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

Norwegian Prima

10 Night Northern Europe: Iceland & Norway (Reykjavik To Southampton)

Sail date: July 06, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Prima

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 5100

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

NCL has already cancelled 2 ports of call and given zero accommodation for the cancellations. That was the bad start. The ship is beautiful, each common area is inviting and elegant, restaurants are excellent. Shops are lacking in both choice and options. Entertainment is unusual - lot's a game show / trivia. Donna Summer show was good. Magician show was average. Live music was good but venues got very crowded. Spa seems very crowded and pricey. Fitness center is small and way too warm. It's annoying to have t walk through the spa to get to the fitness center but not the end of the world. Nice video game room and games on the deck for families. overall we loved it - we had a great time. NCL crew was great!

Embarkation

4 out of 5

No complaints

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Great food. Good variety. Make sure you have a couple specialty restaurants in your package.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Limited onboard activities- mostly trivia games. Fitness center is small, too warm, and classes are extra $

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Only 1 broadway style show. Other entertainment are live music at bars and a mediocre magician. The Fleetwoodmac show was awesome.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Awesome

Ship tip

Buy package with specialty dining. the restaurants are very good!

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Reykjavik, Iceland

2 out of 5

boarded the ship there. not much to do or see in the city within proximity of the cruise port

Akureyri, Iceland

5 out of 5

Godafoss falls and geyser tour - amazing

Alesund, Norway

5 out of 5

Troll road tour..amazing

Geiranger, Norway

3 out of 5

we stoped at Olden - not Geiranger. We drove to hike up to the glacier - it was gorgeous,

Bergen, Norway

5 out of 5

we chose a bad tour but the port is great with the fish market and shops along the marina

Amsterdam, Netherlands

5 out of 5

bike tour of the city - awesome!

Southampton (London), England

3 out of 5

not sure - we just left the boat and took a taxi to London.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

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