Why your next dream trip should be a Norwegian Cruise Line voyage in Europe

07.08.2024 - 17:16 / thepointsguy.com

Is a grand tour of Europe on your bucket list? We bet it is.

Home to some of the world's most iconic historic sites, art and natural wonders, as well as culinary traditions that will leave your mouth watering, it's been a dream destination for Americans for generations.

On a single trip to just one corner of Europe — Italy — you can walk in the footsteps of gladiators at the Colosseum in Rome one day and marvel at Michelangelo's statue of David in Florence the next. Another day could see you gliding in a gondola through the magical canals of Venice.

Head further east for a few days, and you can add strolling among the famed blue-domed roofs of Santorini, Greece, and savoring delicious local Greek cuisine to your list of experiences. Or visit Istanbul's colorful Topkapi palace — longtime home to Sultans. The ancient ruins of Athens surely will be on your schedule.

That is, if you organize the trip just right — something that isn't easy.

A better bet: Get someone else to organize it for you. Someone like the trip planners at Norwegian Cruise Line.

The Miami-based cruise company has 58 years of experience crafting the perfect multi-destination vacations in Europe. That's made it a leader in planning, organizing and delivering trips for Americans on the Continent.

There are few easier — and more affordable — ways to arrange an in-depth, multi-destination tour of Europe than by signing on for a Norwegian Cruise Line voyage to the destination.

Here, a look at why a voyage with Norwegian Cruise Line is one of the best ways to visit Europe and all that it has to offer.

Planning a multi-destination trip to Europe on your own isn't simple. Just figuring out how to travel between cities can be a chore, as is finding just the right place to stay or eat in every place you go. All the while, you'll be navigating a language barrier in many parts of Europe, where there are a whopping 24 different official languages.

The result is that many independent travelers to Europe scale back on their ambitions. They focus on trips that are limited as to just how much of the Continent will be included. Maybe they just visit one or two places.

On a Norwegian Cruise Line sailing, by contrast, the cruise line does all the planning and logistics work for you, and it does it in a way that lets you see a lot more of Europe than you would if you tried to organize a trip on your own.

On many Norwegian itineraries in Europe, every single day of the trip brings a visit to a different destination — something only possible because Norwegian ships can move between destinations in the night, while you're sleeping.

Often, you'll be able to see three, four or even five countries in Europe during a single sailing.

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