Summary

Norwegian Gem Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 4

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Norwegian Gem

7 Night Bahamas & Florida (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 29, 2015

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 4510

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

Overall great food, courteous service, great shows and great variety of things to do.  Two major critiques:  eliminate the Port Canaveral stop and spend 3 days in Bahamas.  Universal and Disneyworld too far away to fully enjoy.  Expedited ticket did no good.  Travel time ate up the day.  Even Coco beach people felt the day was a waste.

Your cigar room is not being maintained properly.  A classy environment that is not attended to. 1000's of $$ of cigars left to go stale due to lack of proper humidification.  Ash trays left filthy and ashes left all ocer furniture. Cigar clib should be limited ti Cigar smoking only.  Cigar smokers are there to enjoy a great smoke.  Cigarette smokers are feeding a habit.  All cigars other than tube cigars were stale.  If you can't maintain the humidification, just offer tube cigars.  And keep the place clean and some service too.  What a disgrace.

 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Well maintained courteous service

Ship tip

If NCL continues the Orlando stop, don't bother going to Disneyworld or Universal due to lack of time to enjoy.

Ports of call

New York, New York

5 out of 5

Port Canaveral, Florida

1 out of 5

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5
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5 Comments

CarolynSarah    9 years ago

I agree with the itinerary I would have enjoyed 2 days at great cay. so beautiful & relaxing

lbarkm78    9 years ago

The notes left here Are for the benefit of future travelers So they can get a feel for the ins and outs of a cruise. I'm not a Smoker at all but if one of the amenities this man enjoys is cigar Smoking let him Comment without ridicule. The review may be helpful to someone else!

SimonTravels    9 years ago

The reviewer has contacted us and it appears the 1-star rating was either an accident or technical glitch. We're updating the rating to reflect the intended 5-stars.

cptelbow    9 years ago

We loved the Port Canaveral stop.  We rented a car and went to the Kennedy Space Center on our own, much cheaper and it was awesome, educational for my 10 year old.  Disembarkation at every port including NY was smooth and hassle free.  I don't smoke cigars so gave the cruise a 5.

BillTeg    9 years ago

One star for great food, courteous service, great shows and variety, but you downgrade them over cigars? Guess I'll still enjoy my upcoming cruise.

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