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Norwegian Gem Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 76

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
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Norwegian Gem

11 Night Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 12, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9542

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

this was our first cruise. the crew was great. the ship is well kept . the cabin was nice.the diningrooms are great. the buffet was overcrowded we just want to get breakfast and meet our tour finding a table within view of the food is impossible i think some people sleep in the garden cafe at their tables. the staff though overrun was still friendly and nice especially those washie washie girls if you could bottle there attitudes you can put prozac out of business

Embarkation

4 out of 5
no problems took longer to get from penn station to the ship than to check in

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
the premium restaurants were outstanding great service, the grand pacific and oshehans are very good magnta and the garden buffet are overcrowded and not enjoyable

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
we saw several shows ,went to shopping lectures,and meet the officers ,cake decorating demo

Entertainment

4 out of 5
comedian was very funny, the arial dancers were great, other acts are well worth the time

Children's Programs

we are old

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
service in cagneys and moderno was exelant , all the other staff are very good friendly

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
ship was clean and every thing seemed to work well

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
really enjoyed the balcony but one of our neighbors smoked so we had to keep the door shut to keep the smoke out.

Ship tip

if you want to sit by the pool go early 7;30 a

Ports of call

New York, New York

4 out of 5
we live near NYC but the skyline from the ship was beautiful

St. John's, Antigua

4 out of 5
the area near the ship is good three blocks away is sketchy we went to the beach which is very nice

Fort-De-France, Martinique

4 out of 5
we were there on Sunday so 90% of the stores were closed the fort was open buy tickets at the kiosk by the statue 90 minute tour very knowlegable guide the view from the top is great

Castries, St. Lucia

5 out of 5
did an island tour and visited pigion island park, beach is small but you can snorkle and see tropical fish near the rocks views of the harbor from the hillside is great, Vonn the guide is outstanding

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5
the ship docked at the industrial pier so there was some confusion to start annies tours sent a van to pick us up and met the tour down town tye rainforrest and the brimstone fort are well worth the tour price the view where the atlantic meets the caribbian are the icing on the cake. annie and her husband are great hosts.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5
our ship docked at another pier and we had to take a shuttle down town .great shopping too many stores to count we only had a few hours no time for a tour. island still recovering from hurricanes the people are friendly

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Up until this point the cruise was organized . we were self disembarking with our bags. after people from the haven we were to be next to go. we had checked with guest service to find outwhere to go etc. we were told we could use the bow ramp after the haven people had left. when we got there we were told to go to bliss in the back we got to the atrieum and were sent back to the bow. security was there and the crew were arguing withone another by that time it was gridlock and nobody could move anyway. a mess!
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4 Comments

viviennepagano    6 years ago

Your neighbors should not have been smoking in their room. Happy you enjoyed your cruise

dcregar    6 years ago

Thanks for the tip.

IkeDeb    6 years ago

Glad you had a great cruise. Hope you book another!

esm54687    6 years ago

I wonder if it was dock operations that messed up the disembarking because they are the ones who connect the gangway to the ship....... it seems every review from this trip had complaints about the craziness getting off.

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