It was ok
Norwegian Gem Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas
7 Night Bahamas & Florida (New York Roundtrip)
Sail date: May 05, 2018
Ship: Norwegian Gem
Cabin type: Inside
Cabin number: 9509
Traveled as: Family (young children)
Reviewed: 6 years ago
Review summary
We decided to go on a cruise to celebrate out 10th wedding anniversary. We invited family as they had never cruised before. We had a great time being together along with 3 kids ages 5 and 3. The food was good and had variety. We didnt like that if you wanted a snack late at night there was nothing to eat. Everything shuts down at 11:30. If youre the type that likes to drink and hit the clubs or bars and want something to eat after your night, there isnt anything open. On embarkation day we received a call from the perspective studios and were told we were selected for a complimentary family photo shoot. Since it was formal night the next day they chose that day for the shoot. We agreed and took some great pictures with my husband and son (age 3). Few days later we went down to review the photos and they showed us all the pictures in this wonderful slideshow with music! Once it was time to select pictures to get them ordered we were so depressed that they would have the nerve to charge $1799 for pictures! I nearly almost fell off my chair! It cost us that to cruise for the week! This is robbery! How could they even present these prices. Then they wanted to charge 400 for 1 picture! We opted not to order anything and it was a complete waste of time! Never again. On the boat there isn't much to do for kids. My son went down the water slide and got stuck because there is not water pressure. I saw a few moms have to climb up the slide to get their kids out. the rock climbing wall was closed the entire time we were there. Would had been great if it was open, would had given us something else to do while at sea. We used the basketball court often with the kids to burn off energy. Would had been better if there was more variety of balls to play with. We sent the kids to Splash academy 1 night and my 5 yr old Nephew was bored after 2 hours and my son lost interest also. My niece who is 3 seemed to like it but she isnt with kids often and enjoys being around anyone her age.Embarkation
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Ship tip
DONT GET A PRIVATE SESSION FOR PHOTOS, UNLESS YOU WANT TO SPEND $2000 FOR THEM.
Ports of call
Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas