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A VERY CROWDED BUSY CRUISE

Norwegian Gem Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas
Experience: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 0

Overall Rating:

3 out of 5
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Norwegian Gem

7 Night Bahamas & Florida (New York Roundtrip)

Sail Date: December 22, 2007

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin Type: Suite

Traveled As: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 10 years ago

Review Summary

I don't have any other cruising experience to compare this to, however many on the ship said this definitely was not the norm for cruise. I found it extremely difficult to get dinner reservations and when dining in the garden cafe ( which was the only place we could have our dinner unless we wanted to wait until after 9:00 pm to eat) maneuvering the lines and looking for a table was again extremely difficult and uncomfortable.

Ship Experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
I am amazed and very appreciative of how hard the staff on a cruise ship work.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship was beautiful and very clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports Of Call

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
We did the dolphin encounter which I booked by myself through the same company the ship uses and saved about 50 dollars per person.

Port Canaveral, Florida

1 out of 5
Too little time to do anything. The beach was littered with dead fish due to red tide, information we were not made aware of.

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

3 out of 5
lucayan straw markets were all selling same items which were mostly junk. The beach was very nice but again had not much time to spend.

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruiseline Private Island), Bahamas

5 out of 5

Pros: MY SUITE

Cons: TRYING TO GET DINNER RESERVATIONS FOR REASONABLE HOUR

Recommends Norwegian Gem? No.

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