Cruise UK to Barcelona, visiting ports of France, Portugal and Spain.

Norwegian Prima Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 19

Overall rating:

2.9 out of 5

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12 Night Europe: France Spain & Portugal (Southampton To Barcelona)

Sail date: October 01, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Prima

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 13708

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 10 months ago

Review summary

New, nice ship. One port was changed after booking. Very expensive excursions. Bad layout. Crowded buffet area with passengers fighting for a table, not enough places to stay (to read a book or relax). Poor entertainments.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Crowded buffet areas.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Low quality entertainment.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Room steward was good.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

The ship was new, launched in 2022. In a ship with several thousand passengers, there was no space in the buffet area, passengers were fighting for a table. Terrible layout. There was not enough space to relax, to read a book, to have a conversation. The Observation Lounge was always crowded, the library was eliminated, etc.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

No complaints.

Ship tip

One port was changed after booking the cruise (Vigo replaced Porto). The excursions have an unreasonable price in comparison with a similar ship (Bliss, same company) that we experienced the same year. For example, for an excursion in France we paid almost 200 dollars per person. Anything extra in the ship is too expensive.

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