Year: 2024

Before our October 2024 nine-night Mediterranean cruise on the Norwegian Viva would depart from Ravenna, Italy, we spent a few nights in Venice. Every time we boarded a water taxi in Venice, we both had to be careful not to hit our heads on the low ceilings of the boats. As I’m six feet tall, […]

About half-way through our nine-night Mediterranean cruise on the Norwegian Viva in October 2024, we visited Corfu, Greece. We spent a few hours off the ship walking around the area of the Old Fortress, Spianada Square, and Eleftherias Avenue.

When we started planning a Mediterranean cruise in the Fall of 2024, the Norwegian Viva offered a unique opportunity to visit this part of the world for the first time and see amazing countries like Türkiye. When the ship visited Kuşadası, it confirmed for us that we’d made the right decision on the choice of […]

When we were planning our October 2024 Mediterranean cruise on the Norwegian Viva and were looking at shore excursions for Dubrovnik, Croatia, the excursion that visited the filming locations for the TV show Game of Thrones was a must. Having seen the show since it started airing on TV, the real locations that represented King’s […]

With the Norwegian Viva docked in Split, Croatia, in October 2024, we left the stateroom in the morning to get that Starbucks coffee down on Deck 7 before heading up to the Surfside Cafe buffet on Deck 17 for breakfast. The Starbucks on the Norwegian Viva is nice and large, and as it happens, is […]

The first time we walked up to a canal in Venice, Italy, was definitely something to remember. We’ve traveled to a lot of cities over the years, but Venice is in a class by itself. With a cruise on the Norwegian Viva departing from Ravenna, Italy, in October 2024, Venice, Italy, was the natural choice […]

While the Norwegian Viva was still docked in Ravenna, Italy, in October 2024, we departed the ship on the morning of the second day of the cruise to go on a shore excursion to a winery in the Emilia-Romagna area of Italy. The first part of the excursion, as seen in this episode, visited the […]

When we walked out of the cruise terminal (tent) in Ravenna, Italy, on October 10, 2024, the Norwegian Viva was staring us in the face. This was a new cruise ship for us and our first time cruising with Norwegian Cruise Line. This video covers our initial impressions of the ship during the first few […]

What would become our home away from home for NINE nights during a Mediterranean cruise in October 2024 is the stateroom tour for balcony stateroom 14178 on deck 14, port side of the Norwegian Viva! This is a very well-designed layout with some excellent features that we really enjoyed during our cruise.