Trip of a Lifetime to the Holy Land!

Norwegian Spirit Cruise Review to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

Rca11

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 32

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

11 Night Eastern Mediterranean & The Holy Lands (Venice Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 12, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Spirit

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

This cruise was amazing. Going to the Holy Land was definitely an experience of a lifetime. Venice--Always amazing. We go frequently and love it every time Haifa -- We went to Jerusalem and the Dead Sea area, so we didn't stay in Haifa proper. Kotor - Splendid little town. Highly recommend just walking around, shopping, and getting some coffee. Rhodes -- The highlight of our trip, honestly! This place is awesome! Great food, great people, and we look forward to getting back here again. The NCL Spirit was a nice ship, very clean. We only have one issue with the staff (the smoking thing discussed in the review), however, we know that this was NOT the staff's fault. Unfortunately, NCL policy would not allow for us to change rooms, which in turn made the first part of our trip miserable. In total, this is a great ship and an awesome itinerary! Highly recommend to ALL.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Pretty standard experience. There were carts on hand at the vaporetto stations for elderly passengers. All pretty standard and no complaints.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

We had one complaint, that someone before us was smoking in our room, even right up until they left the day of embarkation. Both my wife AND I are highly allergic to smoke, but the staff absolutely refused to move us in to any other room. The cruise was not sold out, but they refused to move us. The first 4 days of this trip were, for us at least, miserable when we were in our room. The room steward tried his best to mediate the smoke smell, but unfortunately it was all for naught. We know that this isn't the ship's fault or the room steward's fault, HOWEVER, there was absolutely NO consideration for our allergies even though rooms were available.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Well designed and clean. No issued moving around the ship or getting to port.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5