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Hello! I just got back home from the first Med sailing of the season on the NCL Spirit. If anyone has any questions about this itinerary, I'll be happy to try to answer.

Mindy, Thank you very much for starting this thread! It has been very useful to us. A few questions:

1. Do the cabins have a safe? (The discussion of the fridge was very useful.)

2. Please describe what a "Chef's Table" is? If it was the highlight of your trip, we'd love to hear more about it.

3. Does anyone have any comments on the St. Tropez shore excursion from Toulon? The NCL website doesn't have any reviews of it yet.

Thanks again,

Gord.

TIf any of you had taken your own phone or bought an international one for the trip, or just got a SIM card over there, did it work for you?

My last few trips were with replacement SIM cards in my phone. One company gives me a North American number that will work in all of Europe. Costs are far less than my local carrier would charge, but costs on the ship are still extraordinary. I'm quoted $3.95 per minute to use my phone on the ship's system when at sea. Port costs are more like $0.39 per minute, with France costing $0.99 per min.

I'm going to use '0044' again, because they have one SIM for all Europe, and that can still be used at home for testing that everything works before we depart. I've also used the competitor for travels in North America, when my local carrier wouldn't work in the areas I was visiting. Both companies have good customer service, and you can control your costs as you travel.