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Norwegian Spirit Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

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Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Norwegian Spirit

12 Night Grand Mediterranean (Venice To Barcelona)

Sail date: September 06, 2015

Ship: Norwegian Spirit

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11128

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

This was the BEST cruise itinerary we've ever taken!  We had a fabulous time!!!  There is so much history to see in Europe, we were pleasantly overwhelmed!  The 12 day Grand Mediterrean cruise is the PERFECT itinerary to see so much.  There were many excursions to choose from and we were happy with every one we went on.

The cruise staff were so pleasant and helpful.  We are very thankful for all of the hard work they put in to make the passengers as comfortable as possible and wanting for more!

We've been on many cruises in the past and we thought that this particular cruise was a little on the quiet side compared to the others that we've been on.  That's certainly not a bad thing, however we weren't sure why.  I guess we are used to having music blaring and more upbeat vibe.  We figured it might of been the cruise itinerary.

We highly recommend this spit and cruise itinerary!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Overall, the food was great, however the one thing I always look forward to on a cruise is having Escargot in the dining room. We were disappointed that they only serve the dish in the specialty restaurant. When we tried to make reservations just for the dish, it was always booked during the time we wanted to go.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
It was our first time we booked a balcony. I have to say, that we're not going back to inside cabin in anymore! It was so great to be able to step out to the balcony to get fresh air and especially when we were approaching and leaving the ports.

Ship tip

Our cabin was located on deck 11, mid ship (closer to the back). This was so convenient because the buffet was just one floor up! =) We were also on the Port side of the ship so we were able to see the port when we docked. Not sure if that's why it's called the port side, but it worked! Loved i

Ports of call

Venice, Italy

5 out of 5

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5
We took the excursion that took us to the Poseidon Temple. The location was so beautiful! Our excursion also included lunch, which was OMG good!!!

Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

5 out of 5

Istanbul, Turkey

5 out of 5

Mykonos, Greece

5 out of 5

Naples, Italy

5 out of 5

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5
We took the Pisa & Taste of Tuscany excursion. This was such a great one, we can't stop talking about the meal we had at a winery that was included in the excursion! We highly recommend this one!

Toulon, France

5 out of 5

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
We ended up staying three additional nights in Barcelona before we headed home. We took our last excursion here and we highly recommend this one too! We took the Spectacular Montserrat.

Traveler Photos

Montserrat Poseiden Temple Gondola Experience
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jabco    9 years ago

Super good we take the trip next year. Please share anything special we should do to prepare and things to take.

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