Fantastic Mediterranean Adventure

Norwegian Viva Cruise Review to Europe - Western Mediterranean

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 20

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
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Norwegian Viva

10 Night Western Mediterranean (Rome To Lisbon)

Sail date: September 10, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Viva

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10162

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 month ago

Review summary

Absolute wonderful cruise with the weather being comfortable every day. The only disappointment was that we couldn't go to Marseille due to strong 60 mph winds that made it too risky for docking. There were a lot of great areas to see & tour!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very smooth process

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We enjoyed all of the different restaurants that we went to.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
We didn't do too many activities due to the length of some of our shore excursions.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
We enjoyed everything with the exception of the magician.

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Very friendly & courteous staff. We requested a certain waiter when we went to the main dining room because he was very attentive.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Everything was well kept . We were very aware of the layout because this ship is exactly the same as the Prima.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very spacious and clean. We enjoyed sitting out on the balcony just about every day.

Ship tip

Same layout as the Prima & never had an issue with wait times at the main dining rooms.

Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy Did not visit port

Flew into the city on the morning of our cruise.

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5
We have been here before so we went to a wine/lunch tour on a farm in San Miniato.

Villefranche-Sur-Mer, France

5 out of 5
We enjoyed the medieval city of Eze & explored the city of Nice.

Marseille (Provence), France Did not visit port

Strong winds prevented us from being able to dock.

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
We've been here before so we did the hop on/hop off bus on a different area than where we have seen before.

Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

5 out of 5
We enjoyed going to Valldemossa & touring Palma.

Ibiza, Balearic Islands

4 out of 5
The city was pretty & did a UNESCO tour but the guide wasn't good with information & communicating with the group.

Motril (Granada), Spain

5 out of 5
It took about an hour to get to the tour of Granada but the cathedral was beautiful.

Cadiz (Seville), Spain

5 out of 5
It took about 1 1/2 hours to get to Seville but it was well worth it. Absolutely amazing city & the Square was stunning! Wish that we had more time to spend there.

Gibraltar (U.K.)

5 out of 5
We had an amazing tour of the Upper Rock . We took a cable car to go up with the view being stunning. There's a reserve for monkeys at the top & Saint Michael's Caves are a must to see!

Lisbon, Portugal Did not visit port

We flew home that morning.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very smooth transition.
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8 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     1 month ago

Thanks for sharing

Gwbigdog     1 month ago

Thanks for sharing

Tbabe     1 month ago

Thanks for the review

HeavySeas     1 month ago

Awesome......thanks for sharing your cruise experience and glad you enjoyed your cruise

javawoody     1 month ago

Appreciate the review

cruising2004     1 month ago

Glad you had a wonderful cruise!

TiffyTaffy     1 month ago

Lovely itinerary! Thanks for sharing your review of the ship. Glad you had a great time.

AuntPinkie     1 month ago

Nice itinerary, even with the missed ports. Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.