Excellent Service, Small Ship!!!

Norwegian Gem Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5
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Norwegian Gem

10 Night Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 03, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9038

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

It was an great trip but long. I wish they had more activities that would of kept us and the kids entertained. Antigua stole our hearts and we plan to go back there to visit.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Embarkation went fast. It was very organized. The lines looked long but they moved very fast.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food was awesome. We enjoyed eating at Magenta.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
Unless you are a senior the activities did not appeal to our family.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Show were ok and it was something to do. The same loop of music played day after day by the pool.

Children's Programs

1 out of 5
Other than Splash Academy there were very little kids activities. My daughter stated that SA was lame and the couple times we looked in it they were not doing any activities with the kids.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Staff was very friendly and helpful. Service was always excellent from the waiters.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Kids pool area needs to be upgraded. Paint was chipping off the elephant slide.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Smaller than the breakaway but manageable.

Ports of call

St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5
Our favorite. The locals are friendly and the island is beautiful. We booked a day pass at Starfish Jolly Beach resort. It is an older resort but was clean and had a lot to do and the most gorgeous beach i have ever seen.

Castries, St. Lucia

1 out of 5
Although we did not walk around the island we did take the pirate ship excursion. Not worth the money. The staff did not entertain us. The anchor was dropped in 20 feet of water so the kids couldn't really swim. Then comes the treasure hunt, the kids were asked to find five hidden keys on the boat the 5th key was hidden in the guides back pocket. It was highly inappropriate to have little girls look for the key in a mans pants pocket.

Basseterre, St. Kitts

2 out of 5
We got off the boat just to walk around. We found the island people to pushy and rude.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
We have friends that live here. It was nice to meet them for lunch and do some shopping. I highly recommend Mr. Table Cloth. The island is still recovering from the hurricane.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
I recommend self assist we were off the ship in 20 min.
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1 Comment

IkeDeb    6 years ago

Thanks for the review, sounds like the ship was nice. 😋😋

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