12 Day Grand Med Cruise Norwegian Line

Has anyone taken this cruise? We are scheduled for May 31, out of Barcelona. Have questions.

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Probably best to check with the NCL forum:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=107

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Keith

I've done this cruise and it is wonderful! My main advice is to find your roll call and schedule private tours with other people. You will find your roll call here:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=107

Look for the name of your ship and the date of your sailing.

Private tours cost less than the ship's tours and you get to see much more than on the ships tours that must go at the pace of the slowest person - often someone on a walker. It is also helpful that you are in a small van as opposed to a bus because these tours can get into places the big buses cannot. For example, were you to go to Tuscany, on a large bus, they park at the bottom of the hill and you must walk up the hill to the town. In a small van, they bring you right into town, then park below the town on the other side to pick you up. It really cuts back on the walking.

The other thing, it is good to do some pre-conditioning before your cruise. Start out waling 1 mile per day and increase this to 5 miles per day over time and you will be ready for this type of port intensive cruise and have your walking shoes broken in well.

I did an EXTENSIVE review of this ship and itinerary

NCL Spirit - 12-Days Grand Mediterranean - August 2015 (Click Here for review with photos!)

Thank you all for your welcomes and advice. I've joined the Roll Call at the May 31 Spirit sailing.

:)