Racist Comedian but Great Sketch Improv
Norwegian Gem Cruise Review to Bermuda
Sail Date: May 08, 2011
Ship: Norwegian Gem
Cabin Type: Balcony
Traveled As: Couple
Reviewed: 6 years ago
Review Summary
NCL's review guidelines state "No disparaging an ethnic, religious, political, social, or other such group or organization." Too bad they don't use the same guidelines in hiring the entertainers. The stand-up comedian's "family-friendly" show was anything but. He ranted about various racial groups and used offensive accents based on ridiculously outdated and inaccurate stereotypes of Chinese, Indian,"Southern" (meaning black), and Italian people. Even worse was that a number of white teenagers and children who had seen his show ran around the ship the next day repeating the most offensive lines within earshot of other guests, clearly having learned from this comedian that it is acceptable to spew racist comments to get attention. This experience ruined our cruise. We will never sail with NCL again as long as this comedian is still getting paid to perform with our money.Ship Experiences
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Pros: Second City Sketch Improv
Cons: Racist Stand-up Comedian
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