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NATALIE K from germany Sailing date: May 2011Pros: cabin Cons: food Food in main dining-sit down (Pacific Room) was not very good. Ordered a Cobb salad and the lettuce was wilted, the chicken was not fresh. However the food at the Buffet- restaurant (Garden Cafe) was quite good. Good selection-Indian food was good. The steakhouse (cost extra) food was excellent. The service on board was very good. Everyone on staff was friendly and helpful. Ship Quality
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Corfu, Greece
Mykonos, GreeceNot much to do there.
Santorini, GreeceThe volcano tour was awesome. The shopping very good.
Katakolon (Olympia), GreeceVert expensive to get to Olympia. Would suggest to share cab if possible-80 EUROS for one cab. The cab driver would only wait an hour. Not enough time to see the extravasion sites and the museums. The shops at Katakolon were very nice.
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  Norwegian Jade - Western Mediterranean by
Kenneth H. from Ft Myers, Florida Sailing date: Oct 2010Pros: Fine ship, good crew, appealing itinerary Cons: Pressure to buy more goods & services on board; price of drinks. Our tour on the Norwegian Jade was a delight. The ship still carried southern Pacific decor from its days a Hawaii based ship; so that felt a bit tired. It was a comfortable sail from the get-go. Ship Quality
Dining/FoodFood was better than anticipated. The added-cost restaurants were worth the expense and left the main dining as less than great. The buffet was delightfully diverse in its offerings and were flavorful. Stateroom Quality
Ship Staff QualityYou could not go anywhere without being cordially greeted. Staff was eager to step up to offer assistance without being intrusive. Entertainment & ActivitiesAfter long days on shore excursions, we did not feel the need for many of the entertainment offerings. But those we checked out were of highly variable quality.
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Civitavecchia (Rome), ItalyI was amazed at the crowds in late October! The bus tour covered far more than I would have expected, so that was a real plus.
Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy
Monte Carlo, MonacoThe only disappointment was the famous casino did not open until after 2pm.
Naples, ItalyWe went to Pompeii and Sorrento. Preferred the latter. Pompeii was mobbed!
Palma De Mallorca, Balearic IslandsJust loved walking around the old town.
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great time by
Mari and Steve from Wisonsin Sailing date: Oct 2010Pros: food excellent,ship is very clean,staff very nice, stateroom comfortable Cons: too crowded in buffet,should have more tables for 2 in buffet dining room. Many couples taking up tables for five and then no place to sit,not enough poolside chairs nice ship but not enough two person tables in buffet.Often had nowhere to sit.Not enough lounge chairs by pool. People put their towels on them and kept them all day.All in all though a won derful cruise Ship Quality
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Entertainment & Activitiesmany dances and music started too late (1045pm or so)
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Civitavecchia (Rome), ItalyDon't Miss: The Colleseum,St Peters Square Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Naples, ItalyWe took the ferry to Capri,then went into Naples for pizza.
Don't Miss: Pizza in Naples Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islandsdidn't enjoy this port. Just a bunch of expensive shops
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NCL Western Mediterranean Cruise by
A Traveler from Millstone Township, NJ Sailing date: Jun 2010Pros: Ports Visited Cons: Food was very good, but not great unless you went to the specialty restaurants at extra cost The ship is terrific. Rooms were very comfortable and quiet. Nice beds, air conditioning, and very large showers compared to other ships I've been on.
Pool area was unbelievable with large water slides, live music, 3 hot tubs and various places to get food and drinks. Ship Quality
Dining/FoodNCL gives you a choice to eat at their buffet, or standard restaurants. The food was good but not great. By that I mean, mostly fish, chicken, pasta, and meat dishes. Very little seafood which I really like. The buffet area was pretty busy, but usually you could get a table with no problem.
We had one meal at the optional restaurant called Le Bistro which was fantastic. So basically, if you want great food, you can pay extra and try a different specially restaurant every night and I would assume they are all extremely good. It just adds to the price. There seemed to be plenty of capacity for the specialty restaurants on board with Electric signed saying what time-slots are either filled or available. A really nice feature. Stateroom Quality
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Civitavecchia (Rome), ItalyNCL provided tour was excellent.
Livorno (Florence & Pisa), ItalyNCL provided tour was excellent.
Monte Carlo, MonacoTook the formula one tour and really enjoyed it. Just by walking the F1 circuit you get a good feel for the city. NCL provided tour was excellent.
Naples, ItalyWe toured the Amalfi Coast and Pompei. NCL provided tour was excellent.
Don't Miss: Amalfi Coast and Pompei. Palma De Mallorca, Balearic IslandsWe took a tour of the Caves which was ok. Very interesting, but the tour guide really did not explain anything about the formations. NCL provided tour was fair at best.
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A very enjoyable experience by
Richard R from toms river nj Sailing date: May 2010Pros: suite and service Cons: limited free activities this was our first cruise with the norwegein line. We loved the suite in the back of the ship on deck 8. the service was excellent. We found the choices of free eating to be limited to only the dining rooms and the garden cafe. The other places had very limited menues. To play bingo you had to pay and were given many extra cost choices for more play.
You could not get a free soda or drink any where on the boat. Even in the casino you had to pay for any beverage no matter how much money you gambled. You also did not get any free shuttles off the boat even if you only wanted to go to the port of call. Ship Quality
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Civitavecchia (Rome), Italyall the history great. poor transportation to Rome from civitavecchia by train. Many stops for all the locals. Should had a direct line from Port to Rome.
Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Naples, ItalyVery hard to get around in Naples. poor traffic control and very dirty with lots of graffitti
Palma De Mallorca, Balearic IslandsVery clean and proud city for tourism. Beautiful mountain towns and very couteous service.
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A Wonderful Cruise by
A Traveler from San Francisco, CA Sailing date: Oct 2009Pros: Free style cruising Cons: Food service facilities sometimes too crowded - not adequate A great cruise experience
by A Cruiser from San Francisco
Destination: Greece-Egypt-Turkey
Sailing date: 2009-10-21
Pros:Stateroom size is excellant (full view window was not available)
Cons:Specialty restatrant reservations were hard to get
Ship facilities excellent; staff very friendly; information available was generally very good.
All instructions were clear.
Shore excursions were relatively expensive, but services were good.
Food menu was very good and varied.
Excellent tendering (ship-to-shore) service.
Excellent Stardust auditorium. Some of the shows are good. Ship Quality
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Fabulous dosen't even cover it! by
A Traveler from Seattle, WA Sailing date: May 2009Pros: Everything Cons: nothing I wasn't prepared to pay the extra money for all of the tours but I absolutley loved the ship and all of the tours I wouldn't do it any other way. I would in a heart beat get on this ship again it had all sorts of amenities. Ship Quality
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Read this user's port of call reviews: 
Malaga, Spain; Cagliari, Sardinia; Cadiz (Seville), Spain; Cannes, France; Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy; Le Havre (Paris), France; Lisbon, Portugal; Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy; Naples, Italy; Vigo, Spain; Zeebrugge (Bruges), Belgium
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Malaga, Spain
Cagliari, Sardinia
Cadiz (Seville), Spain
Cannes, France
Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy
Le Havre (Paris), France
Lisbon, Portugal
Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy
Naples, Italy
Vigo, Spain
Zeebrugge (Bruges), Belgium
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