New England Cruise Sept 3 through 10

Norwegian Gem Cruise Review to Canada, New England, New York

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 16

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Norwegian Gem

7 Night Canada & New England (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 03, 2016

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8017

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

The employees on this ship were dynamite.  Out of a thousand crew members, I only remember one waiter that could have used an attitude adjustment.  I love how nice and polite everyone was.  Of the four ports, I would not recommend Halifax or Saint John; however, the Newport and Portand ports were beautiful.  In Halifax we took a whale watching trip and was disappointed that we did not see any whales and the crew really didn't seem to care.  We did meet people who went on an excursion to Peggy's Cove and they said it was really nice.  The food on this particular ship (Gem) needs an overhaul.  The menu in the dining rooms was the same each night.  I have been on a handful of cruises and this is the first time that the menu didn't change each day AND it was also the first time that lobster was not on the dining menu for at least one meal (you could purchase it for an additional fee). 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 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
This was the first time we had an interior room on a cruise. We are never in our room so we decided to cut costs and give it a try. I highly recommend the interior room as it was just as nice as one with a balcony (or porthole) and half the cost.

Ship tip

The casino needed some improvements as the buttons on many of the poker machines stuck causing loss of money if you weren't paying attention.

Ports of call

New York, New York

5 out of 5

Halifax, Nova Scotia

3 out of 5

Saint John, New Brunswick

3 out of 5

Portland, Maine

5 out of 5

Newport, Rhode Island

5 out of 5
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2 Comments

mommawizakr    8 years ago

We don't do excursions, we rent a car, do some of what they send you to, and explore on our own. We were/are surprised at how many people don't consider this an option! $60 including gas for a day for 2 or more ppl. Not $100each to go where the crowd is! We loved Halifax, prospectors cove, Swiss air memorial, Fairview cemetery, drove thru citadel, and bought out souvenirs at the grocery store!! Think outside the tours.....

chillman141    8 years ago

Ultimate dining package, lobster, steak, Japanese steak house. Did you go to the bay of Fundy, or the reversing rapids? How about the caves, if the tide was out?

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