Just OK

Item: Norwegian Gem
Rating: 3.1
Author: bpagura

Norwegian Gem Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

bpagura

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

3.1 out of 5

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11 Night Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 13, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8046

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Way too many kids on board for it to be a pleasant ship experience.

Embarkation

2 out of 5

Arrived at port at 12:15 pm and stood in line almost 2 hours

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Used the buffet and Orchid and O'Sheehans. For in Orchid and service were excellent. Food in O'Sheehans just OK and service was hit and miss. Buffet food good sometimes but not always. Food that was supposed to be hot was often cold.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Production shows were very good. Magic shows and comedian were not. Some music was good (Sonata, Tropical Four and Ariel were pretty goo. Sean was terrible. In general the music seems to be for people over age 80.

Children's Programs

Did not bring children with me. Too many children on board were allowed to run wild and cause problems for other guests.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Many public areas were dirty

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ports of call

New York, New York

2 out of 5

A waste of time to stop in San Juan PR.

Thumbs Up 0

Basseterre, St. Kitts

3 out of 5

Beach excursion. Beach was pretty good.

Thumbs Up 1

Castries, St. Lucia

1 out of 5

Where we docked was filthy and smelly and did not feel safe. The beach excursion was not good. Chairs were broken, umbrellas torn. We were allowed to sit only in one little area. No restroom facilities.

Thumbs Up 1

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5

Beach excursion to Copacabana Beach was excellent - the beach is magnificent.

Thumbs Up 3

St. John's, Antigua

2 out of 5

Excursion Historic and Beach was a waste of time and money. Spent hours on the bus. Tour guide was late. The beach we went to at the end of the excursion was horrible. No umbrellas available.

Thumbs Up 1

San Juan, Puerto Rico

1 out of 5

Why do we bother to stop here?

Thumbs Up 2

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Fast and organized well.

4 Comments

NormanMonroe 6 years ago

I agree with you on 2 points...Puerto RICO was a wasteful stop. Even though I had my 11 year old son with me, the children on board ran wild. Racist comments to guest, cursing, etc. . Security did little to nothing. 9 days into the cruise I finally got on the kids cases myself. Didn't see them the last day at all.

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TNTGreen 6 years ago

Under every port you visited has been a negative review. Maybe cruising or even a vacation is not for you.

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onlysail 6 years ago

I never sail when schools out

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IkeDeb 6 years ago

Kids a side, did you enjoy it?

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