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Norwegian Viva Cruise Review

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 40

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
Norwegian Viva

9 Night Greek Isles & Eastern Mediterranean (Trieste To Athens)

Sail date: September 04, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Viva

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 5708

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Been on the viva up to last week. Now bare in mind it was our first cruise so I have no comparison to offer but this is my opinion : Downside : Pool area too little, go kart track too big. Maybe when in USA the go-kart track will be used more but a waste of space in my opinion. Darts, go kart, mini golf and vr rooms all have extra charges. Our room was just by the theatre and a couple of times they had disco and wasn't pleasant. As mentioned from others Syd Norman and other entertainment areas are very small. But for the negative That s it. Positive : Loved the outdoor space, all glass baluster all around. Food was very good everywhere The buffet area upstairs was constantly busy but there are plenty seats (outside too) There are other restaurants (free). Our fevourite is Food hall where you order by tablets and there is a good selection of food from all ethnicity, plus you have the Commodore and Hudson restaurant both are like a refined setting with table cloths, waiting staff etc. In the Hudson we felt very rushed but overall was great. The speciality restaurant are also very good. The Los lobos is amazing. Every single staff member was outstanding I heard people from "the heaven" complaining they have to take 2 different lifts to get off the boat. Some people are too spoilt in my opinion. Overall I d like to do it again (soon if I could) To me it is all thumbs up but as I said I have no other comparison

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Great room. Unfortunately we were right under the theatre and a couple of nights it was quite noisy

Ports of call

Corfu, Greece

2 out of 5
The eastern side of the island not worth visiting. Maybe the west side it s better.

Santorini, Greece

3 out of 5
Personally... Overrated. Too busy, dirty, with nice views but that s it nothing else

TRIESTE (VENICE), ITALY

5 out of 5

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5
My new favourite European city. Was not expecting it to be so good. A must visit for at least 2 days. Will be back hopefully soon

Split, Croatia

5 out of 5
Was not expecting it to be so big and beautiful. Well worth a visit.

Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

4 out of 5

Dubrovnik, Croatia

4 out of 5

Istanbul, Turkey

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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9 Comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

deconz    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

MouserNY    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your review and posting beautiful photos of your trip!

bubbles60    1 year ago

Welcome to cruising. We are big NCL fans. Great itinerary! Glad you had a wonderful trip.

StuPedasso    1 year ago

Appreciate the share

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Nice itinerary. Welcome to the wonderful world of cruising. Glad you enjoyed your first cruise.

cruising2004    1 year ago

Glad you had a wonderful time on your cruise.

DessertSteaks    1 year ago

Thanks for posting

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your experience

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