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Norwegian Gem Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas
7 Night Bahamas & Florida (New York Roundtrip)
Sail date: May 10, 2014
Ship: Norwegian Gem
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 10122
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 10 years ago
Review summary
The ship, the Gem is awesome. The food was great. The stateroom, midship balcony was small, yet comfortable. The service was excellent, staff was attentive. Plenty of things to do onboard. The first two ports are very nice, we went to Cocoa Beach for some shopping, and Great Stirrup Cay, NCL's private island, was fun. Our stop in Nassau wasn't the greatest. The port area was a tad seedy. As soon as we got to Festival Place we were acosted by many "cabbies" offering tours etc. That really isn't our thing. Some of our port departures were earlier than advertised, however, we were already back on board by then. The two days back to New York were kind of a let down. While on the way down to Canaveral there was lots to do on board. Excursion planning, shopping highlights, etc. On the way back there was some shows but not many geared towards our age group. We enjoyed ourselves, it was a nice trip. We have heard that after our cruise, the route was modified, with more port time and even an overnight. We will definitely cruise with Norwegian again.
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Ship tip
Great Outdoors Buffet for breakfast. The main buffet was too crowded and people were generally rude. Blue Lagoon is open 24 hours. We had late night snacks almost every night. Food was great.
Ports of call
Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas
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