Barcelona to Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Norwegian Gem Cruise Reviews

My husband and I decided to leave the kids at home for this cruise (they are 20 and 24 !). It was a semi-retirement gift for my husband and he has always wanted to go to Italy. We flew over from America a week before the cruise and stayed in Madrid first before fly to Barcelona to join the ship. We are novice cruisers, so admittedly we don't have a lot to compare it to but the Norwegian Gem is ...

Once you have cruised the Gem, you will know the meaning of "happy, happy".  Those guys just made our day - no way anyone could be grumpy after meeting them!Embarking was so easy!  Due to a cancelled flight, we had a change of plans and ended up going straight from the airport to the ship and were there by 9:30 am.  We were able to leave our luggage then, walked around the port for a while, and ...

My wife and I went on this cruise to Europe, it was out 6th cruise. We met my cousin and her husband in Ny and all 4 of us traveled together. We got to Barcelona 2 days in advance of the cruise and visited barcelona. We walked Las Ramblas and took the red and blue on and off tour bus. We stayed on the outskirts of the city and had to take the tram and metro to downtown barcelona, both seemed very ...

BACKGROUND: We are 4 couples in our late 50s to early 60s with hearts and minds of 40 yr olds! Most of us have cruised 13-15 times with this being our 3rd NCL cruise-the last one was in 2001. Only one person in our group was new to cruising We all had a pre cruise night in Barcelona at the Montblanc which is affiliated with NCL with transfers. Next time, I would book my own hotel and use a cab, ...

We thought the ship was wonderfully clean and spacious. We worried about feeling crowded on the ship with so many people and were concerned about the size of our room. All of concerns were unfounded on the Gem. The check-in was a breeze. Our room was available shortly after we arrived and the storage in our mini suite was more than adequate. I loved the size of the bathroom and was surprised ...