Not as good as the past

Item: Norwegian Gem
Rating: 2
Author: badboy1109

Norwegian Gem Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

badboy1109

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

2 out of 5

Verified Review

10 Night Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 23, 2015

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 5063

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

We have been on many cruises before with ncl. All extremely fun with many things to do. Seems like all they want now is to get you on the ship so they can charge you for everything and make a killing off you. Found this cruise to have very little things going on for active crowds. Many young people expressed that feeling also.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Because of such poor wages, and the amount of rooms the stewards are forced to clean now the rooms are beginning to look there age. Very dusty and many small areas ignored. Doesn't surprise me given that NCL has stripped these poor people of a good source of income with the "gratuaity charges". Instead they place these people on a very low salary and use whatever they make from those charges as additional profits. Don't fall for the scam, instead force NCL to refund your gratuity and leave all your servers a tip yourself.