Prima was nice but the excursions were not!

Norwegian Prima Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

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Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 45

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5
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Norwegian Prima

10 Night Mediterranean: Italy France & Spain (Barcelona To Rome)

Sail date: October 13, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Prima

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9180

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We would not do this cruise again as 3 of our tours were cancelled at the last minute.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
For a large ship it went pretty smoothly

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
The specialty restaurants were very nice and the food was excellent. The daily restaurants were ok but they are not big enough for the amount of passengers on the ship. long wait lines.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The Donna Summer show was very good as well as the Price is Right.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Our room steward Harri was very nice and attentive. Some of the waiters were hard to understand and had a language barrier.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship was clean and beautifully designed.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The size was large enough and bright for 2 people. The cabin was very clean.

Ship tip

Have patience for long lines to get on and off the ship.

Ports of call

Valencia, Spain

4 out of 5
The architecture was beautiful. Some nice churches

Ibiza, Balearic Islands

1 out of 5
Nothing to do on the island. We did a tour that was terrible. I would definitely skip this island next time.,

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

4 out of 5
Beautiful churches

Marseille (Provence), France

4 out of 5

Cannes, France

5 out of 5
Beautiful town from the red carpet to the gorgeous hotels and shops.

Genoa, Italy

2 out of 5
Our trip to Portofino was canceled by ferry but it was only 4 miles from the town they dumped us off in with nothing to do. Long boring day.

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5
Worth a short trip to visit Pisa and then onto Florence. So much to see and do in Florence, a lot of history. We had a trip to Cinque Terre book and that was canceled for no good reason! We were very disappointed.

NAPLES (POMPEII), ITALY

3 out of 5
Sorrento was very pretty with all its lemons. Our trip to the Amalfi coast was canceled while we were on the tour bus for no good reason. There were a lot of angry people! We were left in the town of Sorrento all day. We ran out of things to do.

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5
Beautiful but super crowded and expensive.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Quick and efficient
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7 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody    1 year ago

The tours are run by independent tour companies. The cruise lines don’t control the companies.

cruising2004    1 year ago

Glad you had a good cruise. Excursions can be cancelled for multiple reasons. Thanks for your review.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Fascinating itinerary. Appreciate your feedback. Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

bubbles60    1 year ago

Sounds like a great itinerary. Unfortunately, tours are canceled sometimes on cruises. We just returned from Canada on another cruise line and had 2 excursions canceled. It is the tour providers, not the cruise line. We cruised on the Prima this summer and loved it!

JimOhio    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing. Shore excursions "cancelled for no good reason". What was the reason? That would be helpful to know so others can use your experience to make informed decisions.

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