Norwegian Spirit Review

4.5 / 5.0
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Mediocre in a nice way until I saw the snake!

Review for the Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Norwegian Spirit
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6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Sep 2014
Cabin: Mid-Ship Inside

*** I was very unhappy with the way this cruise went but I am going to try to be objective with each of the categories in the right.

Background information

We were coming to Europe from Australia to attend a conference in Spain and since we were spending a bucketload of frequent flyer miles, I wanted to maximize time in Europe. Since we needed to co-ordinate with the dates of the conference, we didn't have any flexibility on dates. I would have preferred Princess, but their turn-around was right in the middle of the conference. NCL had the same itinerary and I was hesitant to book them as I heard they allow smoking in some areas but there really weren't any other options for a Grand Mediterranean cruise on our date.

Cabin Review

Mid-Ship Inside

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An indoor cabin, a bit small but we can live with that. The shower was good and I appreciated having a sliding door instead of a curtain. The toilet was a bit awkward, we had to push the button several times to make it flush. The reading light behind the bed was very awkwardly placed. It’s not possible to lay back and read as the lamp is right at your head level. We were on deck 6 which is very poorly laid out. I had chosen that deck as I thought it was just a short stroll to the dining room but it is blocked off. You have to go up to deck 7, then across to the end of the ship and back down to your choice of Windows or Garden Room. I think we were right under Henry's Pub and a couple of times I was woken by chairs scraping so we started leaving the tv on low volume all night to provide white noise.

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