Very relaxing
Norwegian Gem Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern
9 Night Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)
Sail date: February 18, 2015
Ship: Norwegian Gem
Cabin type: Inside
Cabin number: 9069
Traveled as: Family (older children)
Reviewed: 9 years ago
Review summary
My brother and niece, who live in South America planned this trip, and invited me and my husband to join them. We had cruised once before (on Carnival) and were not sure we wanted to go on any more cruises, but thought it would be a good opportunity to have a family reunion. We are also celebrating our 65th birthdays this year and wanted to do something special, so we tried NCL--it was much better than we expected. Even though our cabin was small, we had no problems (put our empty suicases under the bed). Bed was comfortable, everthing was clean. The food was better than we expected, but I was surprised that there was no mango or avocado. We really enjoyed the evening entertainment, but didn't participate in the daily activites since we just wanted to hang out together. Did use the walking track and got lots of exercise, so didn't gain any weight! I tend to suffer from motion sickness, and dealt with the rough 1st and last days by taking Dramamine. The only other issue was that the stop at Tortola was not accessible for my brother who is in a wheelchair, but there is major construction going on at the dock and it looks like maybe it will be accessible by the end of 2015. We're thinking about taking the NCL cruise to Alaska sometime....would upgrade to a window or balcony room, since our interior cabin was very dark--great for sleeping!
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Ship tip
Found the main buffet in the Garden Cafe exceeded our expectations, but usually crowded--go early or late. They do serve a limited buffet outdoors between meals, and at the pool. We only went to the dining rooms 2 times and enjoyed it. Orchid Garden Asian restaurant was delicious.
Ports of call
New York, New York Did not visit port
Tortola, British Virgin Islands