Jade Mediterranean from Rome -> Greece -> Turkey pics report (Nov 27 - Dec 7, 2013)

[thamanrp]

We took the Mediterranean cruise on the Jade from Nov 27 - Dec 7, 2013. The itineraries were;

 

Civitavecchia/Rome, Italy

Katakolon, Greece

Piraeus/Athens, Greece

Izmir, Turkey

Istanbul, Turkey (overnight)

Naples, Italy

 

I'm still sorting through pics but here are some that I have finished.

 

Note: My cameras are Nikon D600 with 14-24mm lens and iPhone 5S (mostly panorama shots since I'm too lazy to stitch the pictures)

 

Rome - pre-cruise

 

We arrived two days before the cruise. The weather was very cold for us (we are from Southern California) in the 40's. We have been to Rome before so we took it somewhat easy with the sightseeing. Here are some of the Rome pics pre-cruise:

 

Trevi Fountain at night - no tourist!

 

 

Empty Spanish Steps

 

 

Pantheon

 

 

 

This would have been packed in the summer

 

 

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Piazza Navona

 

 

 

 

Saint Angelo Bridge

 

 

View from the bridge

 

 

Justice Palace

 

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Some night shots

 

 

 

 

 

 

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We arrived at 9am (when it started at 10:30am) but all the seats were taken already

 

 

The Pope came out around 9:30am to greet the audience

 

 

 

Wife took this pic with her iPhone. Notice how happy the people in this picture

 

 

Jam packed St. Peter’s Square

 

 

[California Traveler]

Wonderfiul pictures! We will be in Rome in 2015.

 

CT

[pieshops]

Awesome, we are doing this cruise next December.

 

What is the weather like now in rome

[herdingdogmom]

Fantastic pictures. We are on this cruise in March. Looking forward to the rest of your pictorial review.

[js4rq]

Loving your review!! :D

[hawkeyetlse]

We're leaving on this cruise tomorrow :D and will be looking out for all the little surprises you left hidden for us around the ship and in the ports. Starting with a thorough search of the Trevi Fountain and St. Peter's Square. :p

[Keith1010]

Very nice photos.

 

Thanks for sharing them.

 

Keith

[deb63]

Gorgeous pictures!

 

We have this booked for March 2015, hoping for less crowds/heat than a summer trip.

 

I am looking forward to seeing/reading more!

[Norwegian Cruise Line]

Wow, your photos are spectacular! We would love to be able to use some of these as posts on our social media sites. Please email us at socialmedia@ncl.com to let us know if you would be willing to let us post these (and we will be sure to give you credit). Also, we would love to have you post them as well to our Facebook page at http://www.ncl.com/facebook. Thank you for Cruising Like a Norwegian and for capturing and sharing these amazing memories!

[russianmom]

Your pictures are stunning. Can't wait for the rest!

[California Traveler]

Wow, your photos are spectacular! We would love to be able to use some of these as posts on our social media sites. Please email us at socialmedia@ncl.com to let us know if you would be willing to let us post these (and we will be sure to give you credit). Also, we would love to have you post them as well to our Facebook page at www.ncl.com/facebook. Thank you for Cruising Like a Norwegian and for capturing and sharing these amazing memories!

 

 

WOW - great that NCL noticed your wonderful pictures! Lucky you :D

 

CT

[meltingmoments]

Amazing photos of an amazing place! Thank-you for sharing! :)

 

 

And how lovely that NCL want to use them too! :)

[chris_kelowna]

Your pictures are wonderful! We will be on this cruise in April - so looking forward to your review. So far so great!! Thanks:)

[karoo]

Amazing photography!

[TSJE4]

Wow . Stunning pictures . Well done . Look forward to seeing more , and of course reading the review .

[thamanrp]

Wow, thank you everyone for the kind comments!

 

After the cruise we had a full day in Rome before our flight. So we went to the Colosseum, Roman Forum, and the Vatican Museum. I wish we had more time in each place specially the Vatican Museum. We are no art lover but all the paintings in the museum are just amazing. We could have spent the whole day there and won’t get bored.

 

Note: Colosseum tickets – get them in advance or at the Palantine ticket office. Eventhough it was a low tourist season in Rome the line to get in was probably at least an hour long. I walked to the Palantine office and there were like only two people in front of me.

 

Vatican Museum – definitely get tickets online. There were a lot of people. I can’t imagine what it would be like in the summer. We spent the whole afternoon there but still rushed through a lot of stuff. Highly recommend.

 

 

Colosseum

 

 

First glimpse inside the Colosseum

 

 

Panorama Shot

 

 

 

More Panorama Shots

 

 

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Roman Forum

 

 

 

 

 

Vatican Museum

 

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Vatican Museum

 

 

 

A lot of impressive artworks

 

 

 

Sistine Chapel - I'm sure Michelangelo would love to show off his work. These are from the "internet" of course :-)

 

 

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St. Peter's Square at night

 

 

 

 

 

St. Peter Basilica

 

 

[Ex-vogue model]

These have to be some of the best photos I have ever seen on these boards - just amazing! I have wanted to go to Rome for quite some time and your photos have made me feel as if I have already been there! I look forward to more hopefully?:)

[thamanrp]

We have been on the Jade's sister, the Pearl, a few times so we didn't take that many pics of the Jade. Here are some of the pics.

 

Jade docking at Katakolon, Greece

 

 

Our Room

 

 

 

 

 

Balcony - Notice the paint falling off. I didn't see any in the neighbor cabins...so it must be our luck.

 

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The Pool

 

 

 

 

Atrium

 

 

 

Spinnaker Lounge