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Norwegian Spirit Cruise Review to Europe - Mediterranean

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
Norwegian Spirit

10 Night Ancient Empires (Rome Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 08, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Spirit

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11060

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Great cruise and tours. Haven't been on any others to compare it with but we enjoyed it. Staff were all very lovely and friendly to deal with. Shows and Music in the bars were great. Only problem was the water occasionally turned brown in the last few days, so would recommend you have water bottles in the room for teeth brushing and hand washing just in case.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very quick and easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Good variation of food and most of the speciality restaurants were good.

Teppanyaki

3 out of 5

small group, fun chef

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Basic activities on the boat but all we needed

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Enjoyed all the shows and the musicians in the bars were great

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Cannot fault the staff. All the ones we had were great

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Seemed ok, hadn't been on one before so nothing to compare it with.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Reasonable sized room, bed very comfortable, plenty of storage space, good sized & clean bathroom. Balcony windows could of been cleaned so view was better.

Ship tip

Go to the art auctions they were very interesting

Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

3 out of 5
Port was ok. Didn't do an excursion

Santorini, Greece

4 out of 5
Got tenders in to the port. Did the Greek Style Celebration -Opa tour. Great sights to see, steep roads with great views. Went to a restaurant, watched Greek dancing and get to do the plate breaking was awesome. Took the Gondola back down to the port.

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

3 out of 5
Did the Athens & the Acropolis. Athens is a bit shabby. Way to many people at the attractions, would hate to be there in the summer as was crowded in May. Seeing the size and architecture of the buildings was worth the steep crowded walk up. Make sure you wear good non slip shoes!

Mykonos, Greece

5 out of 5
Port was very handy to the township. Mykonos is very pretty with the hills and white buildings. Very clean and very friendly people. Did the Scenic Views of Mykonos. Highlight of all the tours we did

Souda (Chania), Crete Did not visit port

Wanted a boat day and tours didn't seem that appealing

Valletta, Malta

4 out of 5
Port was good. Did the Three Cities and a Boat Ride. Was very interesting. Amazing it was 3 actually 4 cities all in view just across the water from each other. 6 person boat ride was great with a very informative fun guide.

Messina, Sicily

3 out of 5
Port ok. Did Wine tasting at Villa San Michelle. Long time in the bus travelling. Little boring. Wine tasting tour was average. Great seeing where lava flow finished from Mt Etna eruption.

Naples, Italy

4 out of 5
Awesome view from the port looking over the city. Did the Walking through Naples Pizza and Secret Tunnel Tour. Was a fantastic tour, seen some great buildings. The Tunnel tour was very interesting. Guide very informative. So much history in the tunnels. Great pizza

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5
Port ok. Did the Pisa & a Taste of Tuscany tour. Pisa was great to see. Guide very informative. Bit of spare time to look around ourselves. Winery was a great fun place to go. Food and wine were both great. Enjoyed a sing along on the bus ride back to the port.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Hassle free
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Cruisers4Lyfe     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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