Norwegian Spirit Review

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Surprised by how great Norwegian was!

Review for the Mediterranean Cruise on Norwegian Spirit
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MaryCatherineAnn
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Apr 2019
Cabin: Mid-Ship Balcony
Acropolis
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Bay of Naples
Leaning Tower I’d Pisa

First time cruising with Norwegian. Had heard some poor reviews so we were dubious.

Check in was amazingly quick. Super pleasant staff. Stateroom was smaller than what we were use to on other cruise lines. The ship is old and the bathroom dated and in desperate need of updates. There was no big sign of that elsewhere on the ship although the bathrooms could use updating as well. Everything was very clean. The staff were the best!!! Food in main dining was great, so much in fact we didn’t bother with any of the speciality dining rooms. Entertainment was wonderful. We didn’t participate in many of the ship activities but there seemed to be a decent variety. The photographers did not hound us like other cruise lines. That was both pleasant and a little disappointing because we only found one picture worth purchasing. Shore excursions were good. Really liked the freestyle dining. Loved not having to pack formal wear and not having to dress up. No complaints at all and we would definitely consider Norwegian. I think the biggest positive was the staff from the stateroom steward to dining room servers to those who greeted you with the hand sanitizers as you entered the dining areas.

Cabin Review

Mid-Ship Balcony

Cabin BB

The lampshade needs to be replaced immediately. It was rusty in spots with a tear. Bathroom needs to be updated. Like the layout though of the bathroom. Would recommend the closet be upgraded. Bed comfortable with nice linens. Nice to have a coffee maker even though we didn’t use it. Would be nice to have something placed on the bed to lay your luggage on rather than the linens.

Love the towel animals. Would be nice to have a chocolate on your pillow at night. Use to that with other cruise lines.

Port Reviews

Mykonos

Loved this place. Spent a long time just walking and exploring on our own. The cleanest bathroom was right along the coast. Cost 1 euro but modern and v clean.

Rhodes

Did a Hop on Hop off but not through the ship. Enjoyed this stop as we had the opportunity to do lots of exploring on our own.m

Malta (Valletta)

Toured on our own. Did a hop on hop off.

Taormina (Messina)

Did a private hop on hop off which was misleading. Told us we would be able to do three areas but ended up doing only one.

Naples

Our favourite spot on the tour. Would have liked more time. Gorgeous scenery and lovely shops.

Florence (Livorno)

Amazing structure.

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