Gem 2017

Item: Norwegian Gem
Rating: 4.3
Author: vacagirl17

Norwegian Gem Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

vacagirl17

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 29

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

7 Night Bahamas & Florida (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 26, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 10041

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

I love NCL. Two years ago the ship was reburbudhed so we were looking forward to going on it again since last time we loved it! Was not impressed with what was reburbushed. Guess I set my standard to high fir NCL but still had a great time

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Embarkation was fast and uneventful. Everything went smooth !

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

The quality of food seems to be lower than two years ago on the Gem. I complained and all I got was sorry. As a repeat customer I didn't find that adequate!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Lots to do in board as usual. Pools were crowded but it's expected somewhat .

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Shows and most of the musicians were great. Some entertainers were not as talented as others to be put it nice . I feel from two years ago this somewhat has gone down also. I gave 4 stars because Groove International was fantastic ! Too bad their contract is up

Children's Programs

My children are 16 & 18

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

All of the staff was on point with their jobs.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

There was slot of garbage left around that ship. It seems the job descriptions might have changed in some areas. Two years ago one seemed to do various jobs this year they seemed to be more "concentrated" on one task

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Cabin was comfy fir two. Julius was wonderful! But I missed seeing the natural light. Next time back to balcony!