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Item: Norwegian Gem
Rating: 3.7
Author: dkuney72

Norwegian Gem Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

dkuney72

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 38

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

10 Night Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 17, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10232

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Overall I would rate this cruise on a scale of 1-10 a 5

Embarkation

2 out of 5

took about 3 hours. way longer than other cruises i've been on

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

the food was mediocre. the french restaurant was very good but the Italian restaurant and Japanese were just ok

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Bingo was fun. The pool and pool deck including the deck above pool deck were overcrowded. The ship in general was overcrowded. Too many people were booked for this cruise. The massages were very good however after the couples massage the sales pitch completely stressed myself and my boyfriend out. We weren't even asked to buy products we were handed products and "told" this is what you need to bring home and continue with which we thought was extremely rude. The comedy was very funny, the circdesoleil was very good, the magician wasn't very impressive. Other than the shows this was the most boring cruise I have ever been on. Not much going on. Also, at the last minute we were told we were skipping St Thomas. We were told by many that St. Thomas has been skipped many times by the Gem including the last cruise.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Waiters were very nice, most of the bartenders were just ok, not much personality and not the best service. the room steward was great

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

excellent