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Norwegian Gem Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

monicahfreitas

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

1 out of 5

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10 Night Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 01, 2016

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 9083

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

This cruise is NOTHING like what NCL

Entertainment was mediocre at best

2 hour dinners because it takes over 1 hour for each course to arrive, and we were rushed out of the dining room because they were rushing to get breakfast ready. we were never even offered coffee until we complained.

cafes closed all the time..in the PM you need to go hunting for food.

the kids were bored to death!

never again

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 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

5 out of 5

small but expected..

Ship tip

This is a ship geared to the elderly. blah entertainment and they close their cafes all the time. it was not a true cruising experience for my friends who were fist time cruisers.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

New York, New York

5 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

take a cab to a beach and walk around san juan. better than buying an excursion

Thumbs Up 3

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas Did not visit port

get a cab and go to Corki beach - take your own snorkeling and it will be the highlight of your trip

Thumbs Up 0

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

go to little bay in the AM and spend the afternoon watching huge planes land almost on your head! LOL a sight to be seen! but they only start arriving after 12. great place!

Thumbs Up 1

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

5 out of 5

go to Virgin Gorda. AMAZING! because it was only a half day we paid the 80 bucks excursion. WORTH IT!

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4 Comments

pilotvova 8 years ago

Try to get on the larger ship, where you really have to "think outside the box". Try to do something totally opposite , like stay away from the pool area when at sea. Go early or late to dinner , not 7-8pm. Remember, you are sharing the boat with thousand of people and everyone ha the same idea. I see people complain about children running around, well try to go off season. I agree there is an average close to thousand people under age of 18 during the off school season and if you like to get a drink at the bar , that's all you had is soda, soda,soda.. Think outside the box....Period. Ships are magnificent!!!!

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jchrist 8 years ago

the gem was amazing..seems like you would complain about anything

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cruisenurse 8 years ago

What cruise line were you on?

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XBCR619andW 8 years ago

wah wah wah

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