Awesome canada/New England trip

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

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 56

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Norwegian Gem

7 Night Canada & New England (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 09, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 5542

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Would definitely go again. Great ship. Good size. Not too big or small! Plenty to do or nothing if you want to relax. Well kept ship with great cruise director

Embarkation

4 out of 5
No issues. Easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
All dining and bar areas were great! O'Sheeans was not that great but parents with young kids might like it. The food was awesome. Coffee so/so. Bars excellent. Top shelf liquor and plenty of them!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Pools were awesome- salt water. Hot tubs nice- could have been little hotter. Plenty of deck chairs. Didn't do other sport activities. My adult children enjoyed the spa massages.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
All shows were great. Awesome talent and very upbeat . Ice relaxing music in some bats and the house band was excellent. Would have liked to hear them more in pool area

Children's Programs

No young children in our party waiters and bar service excellent

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Waiters and bar service excellent. Room steward was fabulous. Always kind and talkative- Room always superb!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Always clean. Good layout

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The bed was very comfortable. I was surprised at how much room we had as well as storage

Ship tip

Get your coffee first at the buffet and sit and enjoy. Otherwise it's cold by the time you get your food! Better yet if time allows eat breakfast in the main dining room, much more relaxing. The specialty dining is not that expensive so enjoy if you want. There is lots to do but be careful not to run around too much. Make sure to catch the after show events in the spinnaker loung. They are a hoot!

Ports of call

New York, New York Did not visit port

Halifax, Nova Scotia

5 out of 5
Favorite. Did boats excursion but not enough time at Peggy's.

Saint John, New Brunswick

5 out of 5
Private excursion. Awesome. Beautiful views

Bar Harbor, Maine

5 out of 5
Acadia national park with Olly's trolley. Sit on the left side of the trolley for best views I excursion.

Portland, Maine

5 out of 5
No excursion. Have been there before. Nice town to shop

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
So easy. We did self disembarkation. No waiting!
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11 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

tomyoung    7 years ago

Third coming up on Gem. Who is Cruise Director Now?

lorrie1002    7 years ago

love the gem...perfect size

ssSherry    7 years ago

Loved the GEM just booked my 2nd trip on her for April 2018.

debml    7 years ago

Love Gem,awesome ship,perfect size and staff is always outstanding😊💗

frarypants    7 years ago

December 1st for us, can't wait. it is nice to know so many people like the gem and return specifically for her :-) xx

chefnene    7 years ago

Who was the cruise director?

angeltom    7 years ago

So excited to hear that so many people like this ship. Jan 13, can't wait!

fabre69    7 years ago

I Love the gem going on her on December 12 2017

gmassen    7 years ago

Love the Gem, was on her January 2016 and going again January 2018. Perfect size

brucem123    7 years ago

Great to hear can't wait till my cruise

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