Another wonderful cruise on the Norwegian Gem

Item: Norwegian Gem
Rating: 4.9
Author: trhodes722

Norwegian Gem Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

trhodes722

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 7

Helpful Votes: 81

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

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10 Night Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 30, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 11562

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

4th time on the Gem. We had a great vacation and look forward to cruising again with Norwegian in the very near future.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Fast and Easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The specialty restaurants were as great as ever. Le Bistro does need to bring back some items that were on their previous menus. Our first dinner at Le Bistro the vegetables were not completely cooked. I informed the waitress of this the second time we ate there and everything was perfect as usual.

Atrium Bar

5 out of 5

Jane, Anna & Singh were great bartenders. We knew Jane from a cruise on the Getaway in 2014

La Cucina Italian Restaurant

5 out of 5

My wife and I used to skip over this restaurant because of prior experiences. They have really upped their game. Both meals we had there were very good and service was great.

Moderno Churrascaria

5 out of 5

Very good. We only ate there once this trip. Our waistlines could not handle another. They try to kill you with food.

The Great Outdoors

5 out of 5

Best place to sit and have breakfast after walking the jogging track for morning exercise.

Teppanyaki

5 out of 5

2 meals here. My wife loves the scallops and shrimp.

O'Sheehan's Bar & Grill

5 out of 5

Had lunch there a couple of times. Nyzel our waiter was great and always stopped to talk for a couple of minutes.

Maltings Beer & Whiskey Bar

5 out of 5

Always fun having a drink, sitting and listening to the bands (Sonata and Natural Mystic) or LM Cancio the solo guitarist.

Le Bistro

5 out of 5

I am still giving this one a five, even with the barely cooked veggies the first meal. The appetizers and main courses still met our expectations. The staff corrected the issue the second meal.

Cagney's Steakhouse

5 out of 5

We ate there 3 times. All 3 were excellent meals.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Casino

5 out of 5

Only wish they would make it non smoking.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

The stage shows were very good. Comedian Heath Harmison was very funny. Both of the house bands did a great job.

Children's Programs

no children with us

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Naik our cabin steward did a wonderful job. All around, all of the wait staff and ships personnel were very attentive and happy to see the passengers.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Nice size for the 2 of us. Only downfall is the way the closet doors open out, up against the side of the bed. You almost have to be a contortionist to get into the closet.