Istanbul Family Cruises Reviews

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NCL HORROR STORY

Review for a Asia Cruise on Norwegian Dawn

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Lewycky
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

NCL HORROR STORY Choose any other cruise line than NCL, what you think you are saving you will pay in disappointment. I booked a mid-east cruise in Aug.‘23 and was a prisoner on-board NCL Norwegian Dawn for 10 days after they cancelled five of eight featured/ advertised ports because of war (understandable) and because four Arab ports barred American ship entry (according to ship grape-vine). ...
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Sail Date: November 2023


Horrible experience. Staff is great. Management on ship on corporate is garbage.

Review for a Trans-Ocean Cruise on Norwegian Dawn

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rcalnan
10+ Cruises • Age 40s

NCL Dawn Cruise from Istanbul to Dubai Nov 24 to Dec 13 The cruise changed a number of times. This was explained as a result of the conflict in Palestine. However, stops in Egypt were removed with others added. Sea days were also added. A credit of $200 for the stateroom was provided for the entire trip. No explanation of the compensation for the missed ports, additional sea days, and reduction ...
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Sail Date: November 2023

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Balcony


An amazing journey of ancient lands

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Norwegian Gem

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SookeBC
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

This was our first trip on Norwegian Gem, but not first on NCL. We booked for the itinerary which originally included Turkey, Israel, Greece, Egypt, Sicily and Italy (Naples and Rome). Sadly, we were unable to visit Israel due to war with Hamas. We were pleased with the substitutions of Crete and Cyprus, having never visited either island before. Ship and crew: We've been on several ...
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Sail Date: November 2023

Cabin Type: Aft-Facing Penthouse with Balcony


Egypt at last

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Norwegian Gem

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Steve551
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Before I begin my review of this cruise, I want to say that we are Sapphire with NCL. That means that we have spent more than a few days cruising with NCL and have seen many changes over the past few years. We cruised 46-days with NCL in 2023 alone. Where to begin? We booked 2 cruises with NCL for November. The Gem from Istanbul to Athens then a Transatlantic on the Breakaway out of Rome ...
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Sail Date: November 2023


Nice cruise on a mediocre ship

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on MSC Splendida

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TvanMiletus
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

To be fair, my wife and i had a fine cruise. We had booked a cruise on MSC Splendida due to the route and we were not disappointed. For October the weather was excellent. It is a pity there is always a time constraint not allowing you to visited all the places you want to, however we knew the route and the timetable. Best part of the ship is the crew. Friendly and helpful, hard working, making ...
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Sail Date: October 2023

Cabin Type: Premium Balcony


Disappointing

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Norwegian Gem

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jessica988672
First Time Cruiser • Age 20s

I have many reasons why I would rate this cruise as poor, see my previous answers for more details. But among the things I experienced were lost, changed, or cancelled reservations, with staff that did not want to fix the problem and/or were unable to access any of the information. Hidden fees, and many activities that I wasn’t sure if I could participate in without being charged. Excursions being ...
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Sail Date: October 2023

Cabin Type: 2-Bedroom Deluxe Family Suite with Balcony


So disappointing

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Norwegian Gem

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rlenway
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

It pains me to write this as my husband and I have taken multiple NCL cruises and have always been pleased. While the ports of call were wonderful, almost everything else lacked. The ship is dated, and needs improvement (the toilets are all especially stained). But most importantly, the staff was very inconsistent. We had an excellent room attendant, and did have a few good servers, but overall ...
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Sail Date: October 2023


Mostly pretty good.

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Norwegian Gem

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kb9mu
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

Embarkation in Istanbul was long with a lot of waiting in line. I wish that had gone faster. Our Ocean View cabin was the last one down the hall and butted up against an equipment room, yet we were not bothered by noise. It was clean and comfortable and there were no mechanical issues of any kind. Food quality ranged from just OK to pretty good with the exception of Le Bistro which was ...
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Sail Date: October 2023


Awful...plain and simple

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on Norwegian Gem

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lenwayj
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

This was suppose to be a celebration trip for us but it was anything but that. After turkish air lost my wife luggage we boarded the ship without hers. Dealing with guest services to retrieve the bag after it showed up in instanbul was a joke to say the least. The airline shipped the bag to athens (4 days in), actually the day before we showed up, but sat at the airport as we sailed away. ncl ...
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Sail Date: October 2023


MSC Splendida Yacht Club Eastern Med cruise (Oct. 2023)

Review for a Europe - Eastern Mediterranean Cruise on MSC Splendida

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PennyHofstader
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

I'm not including ports of call here, as this is long enough and I haven't written them up yet. The ports were Corfu, Bari, Trieste (we went to Ljubljana), and Kusadasi (we went to Ephesus). Customization: The Yacht Club emails passengers to give you advance options for three things: the pillows, the newspaper, and the bottle of liquor in the room. Here are the options. Pillows: down, ...
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Sail Date: October 2023

Cabin Type: Yacht Club Deluxe Suite

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