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Norwegian Cruise Line 12 night Egypt & Mediterranean cruise?
Hello,
My hubby and I are taking a 12-night mediterranean cruise next year on Norwegian and was wondering if anyone has taken the below itinerary or anything close to it? Also, can anyone give me a review on the ship we are going on, Norwegian Jade? We are cruising in Nov. 2010 and wanted to know about the weather and has anyone traveled at that time to Europe? Also, what excursions from NCL would you recommend? We want to include a 2 night stay in Barcelona prior to the cruise, does anyone recommend a hotel and excursion?
Sorry for all the questions...
Itineary:
Day Port
Sat Barcelona
Sun At Sea
Mon Rome (Civitavecchia)
Tue At Sea
Wed Athens (Piraeus)
Thu Ephesus (Izmir)
Fri At Sea
Sat Alexandria
Sun Alexandria
Mon At Sea
Tue Valletta (Malta)
Wed At Sea
Thu Barcelona
The only port we've been to out of those was Citivecchia and we didn't get off the boat - simply because we'd already spent four nights in Rome and figured that we wouldn't see anymore of Rome in a day than we'd already seen.
As for Barcelona, we stayed at the Eurostars Grand Marina Hotel before our cruise - we found a good deal for it and it was a lovely place to stay and well located.
Wow, that sounds like an awesome cruise! I haven't been to any of these ports so I can't help you there, sorry. I can only comment on the weather, which should be nice and warm but not too hot in November
We spent three days/two nights in Barcelona post-cruise and had a BLAST! The best thing to do, in my opinion, is to get a multi-day pass on the Bus Turistico. It comes frequently, has multi-linqual narration, and will get you literally everywhere you need to go.
Our favorite things:
1. La Sagrada Familia
2. La Pedrera
3. Park Guell
4. Fundacio de Juan Miro
5. Eating tapas at the harbor
We were a smidge disappointed with the Picasso Museum.
As Athens, if you can put together a group of a few I highly recommend using Dennis Kokkotos' limo service as opposed to a ship excursion. He is very fun and funny and we saw way more for the same price as it would have cost five of us to do a ship excursion. His website is Limousine Service in Athens, Greece. To try to find other couples to share your day with, check out the message boards at Cruise Reviews, Cruise Deals and Cruises - Cruise Critic.
With Rome, be aware that the port is very far from the ship. We took the train independently and it cut into a lot of our day trying to time our departures right. This is the one port where, looking back, I might have done a ship tour to see more.
These are the only three of your ports I have visited. I would be glad to answer any specific questions about them!
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Another great hotel option in Barcelona is the Hilton Diagonal Mar. It was only one year old when we stayed here in 2007 for the Med cruise. We really enjoyed it!! I would highly recommend an excursion from the ship when heading to Rome - on ours they did an exclusive train and we were at St. Peter's train station in less than 40 minutes. It was easy and enjoyable!!
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Sounds like a wonderful trip! I've not been to Spain, but have been to all the other ports. I don't know what tour options you have, or what your interests are, but for me the ancient sites and museums would be a priority (especially in Athens and Izmir). If you're interested in biblical history, there should be some wonderful tours targeting those areas as well. It's been a long time since I travelled to the Med, but if I can help with any specific questions about any of the locations, feel free to ask away! Oh, and the weather should be perfect in November!
How funny. My wife and I just booked this exact itinerary (even down to the ship) for December of this year. We are really looking forward to it and may have some pertinent information for you come January. Cheers.
How funny. My wife and I just booked this exact itinerary (even down to the ship) for December of this year. We are really looking forward to it and may have some pertinent information for you come January. Cheers.
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