Glad We Sailed the Gem Again

Norwegian Gem Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

frankcstein

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 116

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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10 Night Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 01, 2016

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9530

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

We live in the New York Metropolitan area, and like to take advantage of cruising and avoiding airports, consequently this was our sixth cruise on the Gem, eighth on NCL and seventeenth all total.

The big change since December 2015, was in the quality of the food in the main dining room. We had some of the finest beef tenderloins we have ever experienced (filet mignon, Beef Wellington and sliced tenderloin). The Osso Bucco was also outstanding and there were several interesting new appetizers.

Service in O'Sheehans remains disappointing and the noise level from the lobby below can at times be deafening. Announcements were kept to a pleasant minimum, and we looked forward to the Captain's humorous updates.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Our steward kept our cabin clean and tidy

8 Comments

mrwiseguy1986 8 years ago

Sinan was the man

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Heather8 8 years ago

That's so sad! I didn't know his daughter passed away. We were on the Gem in 2013, our first NCL cruise & he was our CD. Amazing! I loved the morning wake up calls; him singing, "You are my sunshine.." And his laugh & smile; were contagious and seemed to put the passengers & crew in a good mood! Sad, to hear that he is no longer with NCL. I had hoped to find what ship he was on.

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JessielovesWil 8 years ago

Yes,yes I remember that haha. I have been on many cruises and he is by far the best. The last time I booked ncl was only because of him and unfortunately he was not on due to the tragic loss of his little girl. I was so devastated, felt like I lost a family member. So do know it he is permanently on the Dawn? I know it sounds a little kooky but he really was a wonderful CD. Thank you for the info.

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enjoyurdaysmile 8 years ago

I was on the. Dawn in 2010.

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enjoyurdaysmile 8 years ago

Sinan is not with Norwegian anymore. He left 2 yrs ago or so. He was very funny..he sang" You Are My Sunshine" a lot. I had him for our Assistant Cruise Director on the Dawn February 7-21 on our back to back cruise. He was called "Bingo Boy". People miss him.

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shipmatelinda 8 years ago

Have you sailed on the Gem in Sept from NY to Canada? How is the weather temp at that time? Also how are the leave colors that time of year?

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JessielovesWil 8 years ago

Live*

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JessielovesWil 8 years ago

Hi, I myself like just a few blocks away from the port and have switched back and forth between CCL and NCL. I have a silly question,when I use to cruise on the Gem a few years back the Cruise Director was Sinan and he was great. Is he still on the Gem?

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