This was my first cruise with NCL and I quite enjoyed it. FYI, I didn’t choose this for the ship but for the itinerary so I didn’t care so much about the onboard experience. Port I arrived in Venice two days before departure and was quite happy I did so. I had a great hotel in a residential section of Venice and spent the days exploring. I recommend doing this. Embarkation I arrived at the port around 11:45am and was on the ship by 12:30. It went very smoothly and quick. Notice: they did take everyone’s passport upon embarkation no matter what nationality. They were given back after leaving Greece. Cabin I was in an inside, mid ship cabin on deck 10. I requested the bed to be split which gave me a lot more room to move around. The cabin was very nice and clean and the bed much more comfortable than I expected it to be. And the USB ports were fantastic for charging. Dining I don’t drink alcohol and I refuse to spend money on speciality dining so I ate primarily at the Main Dining rooms. Aqua was quite nice however I found the tables too close to each other. Versailles was much better laid out although the service was a bit slower. The food itself at the dining rooms was great. Hot and delicious. I did eat at the buffet a few times for breakfast and lunch and it was good as well. Just a madhouse with the number of people. Entertainment I went to a couple of the shows which sucked. Too loud, too sexist, just not good. Activities I do not participate and since this cruise was so port intensive, I really wasn’t on the ship much. Ship This was a very nice ship. Clean and upgraded. More quiet areas would have been nice. But the refurb was done really well. Service The service was great. No complaints. Ports and Shore Excursions The ports were amazing and the shore excursions with NCL were very good. No complaints at all. Read Less

This itenerary is one of my best Cruise. The initial accomodation or Hotel pick up for embarkation is great. Hotel staff are very helpfull.We able to visit and shop at Venetians square ,Piazza San Marco.Want to mention the great skills of our Ship Captain .Captain Mattias able to keep us safe and smooth sailing despite of the strong wind and bad weather during our trip.Dinning is very good ..Versailles menu and food taste is perfect ...Muy delicioso.I noticed also on all Dinning that the cheff did a good job ..Food serving is enough.Marcus the Excursion or Shorex staff makes everybody well informed and keep .everybody happy and very comfortable.Our cabin was clean and stay clean daily.Love the Vegas style entertainment.The daily schedule guide us well on our choices , or our favorite activities ..The musical trio on the Grand Atrium selection of songs are good too. Good voices ,very entertaining.Dubrovnik , Croatia Piraeus Greece is the best..Very educational , beautiful temples , Modern Acropolis Museum..We really admire all the sites , herodes arena...Games of Thrones scenes ...Kings Landing and the Red Keep ...Walk of Shame stairs ...I can brag to my children that first time in history that I able to shot the place beautifully.Going home and disembarkation is smooth and organized .We able to see Padua's square, St AnthonyBasilica to Marco Poli Airport. Looking forward for mire NCL Cruises ...Were book already with all my travel buddies , brother and friends ..Thank you . Read Less

Accommodations we’re excellent! Thanks to Loy, Jovito, and Susana for all the attention provided to make sure our cruise experience was amazing. Restaurants were all great and accommodated my gluten free requests, thankful to all the staff that paid careful attention to detail in preparing our meals. I enjoyed the mandara SPA massage as well, nicely allocated thermal suites and pools to provide an scape during our sea day. Active cruise with multiple stops to keep us engaged in exploring different areas of Kotor, Olympia, Athens, and Croatia. A cut above staff makes sure you are set up to enjoy your cruise. There was some Gail wind storm following us through the Adriatic but that did not disrupted the fun. I also enjoyed the Gatsby’s bar and the French restaurant the most! Well done NCL. We are certainly coming back for more European routes and are even thinking of a transatlantic cruise next year! Read Less