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Norwegian Viva Cruise Review to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 59

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Norwegian Viva

9 Night Greek Isles & Eastern Mediterranean (Venice -Ravenna To Athens)

Sail date: October 10, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Viva

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 15759

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 3 days ago

Review summary

The Norwegian Viva is a lovely ship. The layout takes a minute to figure out, as it's not quite the same as other NCL ships. Once you've got it down, you appreciate how the ship's design ensures you never feel too crowded. I was surprised that the buffet was half the size that I'm used to...then I discovered the food hall and understood. The food and service were excellent.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
First time emarking in Ravenna - there were some kinks, but overall, not bad.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
All of the food was good, but Onda was superb!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Bingo, Deal or No Deal, and Press Your Luck Live were fun.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The shows were great. The theater converts into a nightclub, which is brilliant.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Top-notch as we've come to expect.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship was running at 85% capacity yet it never felt crowded. The design of the Viva is amazing.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Comfy and clean - the location was perfect.

Ship tip

Spend time in the Observation Lounge - it is lovely.

Ports of call

Split, Croatia

5 out of 5

Dubrovnik, Croatia

5 out of 5

Corfu, Greece

5 out of 5

Santorini, Greece

4 out of 5

Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey

4 out of 5

Istanbul, Turkey

3 out of 5

Mykonos, Greece

5 out of 5

Piraeus (Athens), Greece

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy...we did walk-off and were the 4th couple off the ship.
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