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Located on Deck 17 of the Norwegian Viva, the Surfside Cafe is the buffet on the ship. While smaller than I think it should be, the food was very good, with a nice variety. In this vlog episode from our nine-night Mediterranean cruise on the Viva in October 2024, we’ve slipped into the buffet for […]

If you’re ever planning a Mediterranean cruise and Dubrovnik, Croatia, is listed as one of the port stops, that’s a can’t miss as far as we’re concerned. When the Norwegian Viva visited Dubrovnik in October 2024 during our nine-night Mediterranean cruise, we chose a Game of Thrones filming locations shore excursion, and it did not […]

For our Norwegian Viva shore excursion to Delos, Greece, in October 2024, we took a ferry boat from the Mykonos Cruise Dock over to the Mykonos Old Port, where tours to Delos are based. This boat ride was relatively smooth because it stayed close to the shore.

After a few days in Venice, Italy, before the start of our nine-night Mediterranean cruise on the Norwegian Viva in October 2024, it was time to head over to the Stazione di Venezia Santa Lucia train station and catch a train to Ferrara and then on to Ravenna. The station in Venice is right next […]

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 […]