Sailed on NCL Spirit to celebrate big birthdays and to experience some incredible countries! Visited Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, Greece, and Malta!
We enjoyed being on a ship with less than 2,000 passengers. It was so refreshing to have over half the passengers from Australia, Canada, UK. We enjoyed meeting so many different people! This ship allows cruisers to easily "bump into" each other throughout the trip which is intimate. Since this cruise left September 30th there were not many children on board. In fact the average cruiser age appeared to be in the upper 60s to mid 70s. We enjoyed being around many seasoned travelers who were not interested in overindulging in alcohol.
The ship itself does need some extra love at this point. The furniture is worn and all areas need fresh paint and a deep cleaning.
Easy to rent a car right at port and drive around the island!
public bus easy and very low cost for cruiser.
Public train is right at port, easy $10 euros per person round trip
Nice tour time on own to explore!
buy a public water shuttle pass for 24 hours or 48 hours allows you to travel all around Venice!
Booked Sistine Chapel tickets on Vatican site online in advance-great time saver no wait in long lines.