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@aryavibhu from what I understand you can get the Turkey visas on arrival. People warned about late arrivals where you might not be able to get them on site. I went ahead and got ours for $52 each. I figured that after travelling from Northern California, we wouldn't be in any state to deal with it upon landing.

Thanks for the update. I don’t remember seeing any bag storage at the Acropolis. Makes me want to rethink my bag choice for this excursion.

@BatterySam Looks like it's been fixed. 🙂 Hopefully this is true for your cruise as well.

@BatterySam I'm on the 11/22 Istanbul - Rome cruise on the Gem. Our Heraklion and Limassol stops have disappeared from this summary too. But, they're still on the bar across the top (2nd & 3rd pictures). So I'm thinking they're still updating the website?

Oh no, that's not ok.

What was removed?

Thank you for your detailed review! We are sailing on the Norwegian Gem and Limassol has replaced one of our Israel stops. I've visited Limassol on a cruise in 2009, so I have vague memories. But I too have found very little information on shore excursions available. I will definitely check out Spanos Buses for our excursion.

I took this one with me in 2019. It was fine on the Acropolis, but I did have to bag check it at the Acropolis Museum.

I wouldn't mind it in a bigger cabin, but we're doing a 12-night med cruise that is port intensive (11 ports). Because we'll be constantly on the move, we went for the interior cabin. I probably wouldn't mind the table in a bigger space, but since you can't get to the bed on either side without having to dodge the fixed and the movable table, I was hoping it could be removed. As everyone has said, I can ask and the worst that could happen is they say no. If they do say no, moving it to the edge of the bed might be a good idea. I'll keep it in mind. Thanks!

That would be a lot of effort. I'll be in an interior cabin on Deck 10. I'd either have to drag that sucker to another deck or I'd have to somehow get access to one of the balcony cabins near by to do that. I'm too lazy for all of that! LOL But in all seriousness, I'll beg on the first day and keep my fingers crossed that they say yes!

I'm traveling with my husband and neither of us sleep well apart. My MIL and Aunt-in-Law's cabin will be set up that way though so it won't be as dicey for them.

Hey guys in this video, she moves the table I'm referring to! It's definitely moveable. Will NCL allow me to have it removed from the cabin?

I was wondering about the one under the TV on the left. I see the one on the right is fixed, but from the picture I didn't realize the one on the left is fixed too. If it is, I should just get used to bruised hips. LOL. I did buy some lights for the cabin and will do what you suggest. Thanks for responding.

Here's a weird question...has anyone been able to request the removal of the square table in the cabin? We are doing a 12-night cruise from Istanbul to Rome on the Gem in November-December 2023. Our itinerary is incredibly port heavy (9 ports excluding Istanbul and Civitavecchia), so we didn't take NCL up on the chance to upgrade our room as we probably will just be sleeping getting ready for the next long day in a new port. I've watched some videos of cabins on the ship and that small square table makes a small space even more difficult to navigate. I know I'm going to hurt myself trying to get to the restroom at night with that table in place. Has anyone ever asked if that could be removed?

I will be on the NCL Gem November 22-December 4. The ship is scheduled to spend 2 days docked at Alexandria. We have booked Ramses' Tours Cairo Overnight 1 from Alexandria and made the required deposit for our 11/29/23 overnight. Sarah has been great to work with to book the overnight excursion. We're looking forward to this excursion with Ramses Tours.