Norwegian Jade Review

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Review for the Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Norwegian Jade
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First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Jan 2010

I'll start with the con and then give the pros! We were on the January 21st sailing with the virus. 3 out of 10 in our party were violently ill for 24 hours and a bit weak for a few days after. Our ports in Athens and Egypt were delayed for 4-5 hours because of this. The pro to this, is the employees had to serve us everything. So...no weight gain! There's a plus! Now on to the good stuff. Traveling in January was incredible, no crowds, no crowds, no crowds. Trade some jacket weather for that any day. We did not take any NCL excursion, but did it on our own. Well worth saving over $1000 each and were very happy.

For the ship, we had an interior cabin on the 4th floor. The cheapest, I'm sure. We were happy with our room. Bed was very comfortable. The staff was nice, but very distant, like they wanted to be invisible yet get the job done. Other cruises our cabin guys were so personable, would talk with us, etc. We were good with it, just a noticeable difference.....get the job done, not make a new friend. We found the food to be great. The Grand Pacific dinners were wonderful. The buffet served similar foods each day. Not a ton of variety, but good. The best were the secret crepes after dinner, chocolate, raspberry sauce and cream with a squeeze of orange. Those were tasty and were way better than any dessert in the dining room. The entertainment was fine. Better than our other cruises. Wish they had larger gathering rooms to play games with a group. All in all it was clean and fun. We took off most of our gratuities and paid those who served us cash.

Barcelona: We arrived a few days early. Took the Aerobus to the Universitat metro, then on to Monumental metro and stayed at the Acta Antibes hotel. The public transportation was wonderful. Buy a T10 ticket...well worth it. Food markets and restaurants close by and the staff was very helpful. We saw the cathedrals, walked the streets, enjoyed the waterfront, Las Ramblas, the markets, etc. One of my favorite shopping experiences was the flea market: Mercat Del Encants Plaça de les Glories Catalanes C. Dos de Maig, 186 Metro: Glories, (Red Line, L1) Mon, Wed, Fri and Sat from 08:30 We got there first thing and it was so much fun. Bought some new clothes 4E, a ceramic tile for our travel wall, jewelry, gloves, glasses...bargaining was expected and fun. Very enjoyable and was able to get souvenirs at a reasonable cost. Barcelona itself was very expensive.

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