Great cruise, Highly recommended

Norwegian Gem Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 63

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Norwegian Gem

11 Night Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 23, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 11096

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Great ship, staff, food, entertainment, stopovers in all a great experience. Will do it again...GLADLY

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Slightly hectic, but well managed by the pier and ship personnel.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
There was food everywhere. There were choices no matter when and where you wanted to eat casually or dine.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5
In a word GREAT, the entertainment was top notch. We had an opportunity to meet several of the performers,both at the Spinnaker and then individually throughout the ship. They were real people, friendly approachable. They would chat sincerely as if they old friends. Not like the Hollywood types.

Stardust Theater

4 out of 5

Beautiful theater. good acoustics and visibility. My ONLY negatives were, The seats were a little cramped, we could have a bit more knee room. The second and most vexing to us was the stench of smoke that drifted in from the casino. The deck 7 level was better but either a change in air pressure from the theater (positive air pressure) of a better smoke management system in the casino could be considered.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Cabin service was top notch.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship was very clean. The staff made sure of that.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very comfortable and clean. The services were very good. The only things that could use a little help were. A lack of AC outlets, I will bring a small power strip for all of our devices. The second is the TV both its quality of image, lack of programming and its location.

Ship tip

If you are a NON SMOKER or ALLERGIC to tobacco products avoid the Casino and the lower level (deck 6) of the Spinnaker.

Ports of call

New York, New York

5 out of 5
Great place to visit or leave from.

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5
We did take a semi private tour. We learned a lot about the Island, its history, people and the guide shared her experiences growing up there and of her personal history and grandparents who were slaves on the island. It was wonderful, moving and very educational. If you get to St Kitts, look her up her name is Beulah Mills, she also has been highly recommended by TripAdvisor.com with 5stars. We totally agree (she is also very reasonably priced)

Castries, St. Lucia

5 out of 5

Bridgetown, Barbados

4 out of 5

St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5

Frederiksted, St. Croix, U.S.V.I.

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Controlled chaos, but pretty seamless. Considering the amount of people leaving the ship.
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davekk    6 years ago

I agree. Had a great time on the Gem last year

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