sedanford81 Cruise Review on Norwegian Gem on Oct 20, 2018

Norwegian Gem Cruise Review

sedanford81

Contributor Level: Purser

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

Sail date: October 20, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

This was my first experience with ncl and I had heard great things. When my husband and I booked the New England cruise in October 2018 for our honeymoon I knew that this would be a “more mature crowd” Traditionally I cruise on carnival which has more “ party vibe” but with this being our honeymoon and my husbands first cruise I figured Norwegian was the way to go. Embarking in New York City was a breeze.. The easiest I’ve ever experience in any terminal! The safety drill was also a pleasant experience. Positives: The room was a good size and clean (I never met my Stewart though) The spa was amazing (and the reason I’m giving this ship four stars instead of three) The specialty restaurants were very good, magician was impressive, they also played the Texans on the big screen in the atrium which was a pleasant surprise! We were not hounded by photographers or bartenders pushing booze every five minutes which is very refreshing! The Karaoke was fun but only an hour or so a night and The ports were very enjoyable! Negative: the self setting for dinner is horrible! We got stuck eating buffet most of the time because you can’t make reservations for dining unless it’s a restaurant, Most of the entertainment was dated very 70s theme, The staff was not very friendly... nor very rude.. mostly indifferent, The famous white dance party Norwegian has was a joke actually the whole night life was a joke! the ship was asleep by 10 PM! I even packed a Halloween costume just in case they would have a Halloween theme night...but no...Drinks were very pricey (but hey it’s a cruise), there was little communication on which ports would be a “taxi port” and what the process was for coming back into the states and lastly there are no giveaways on the ship! at least with carnival you have an option to earn free drink tickets or a prize if you win a trivia game...nada on this ship (oh one last thing the trivia game, A lot of the staff is foreign and did not understand the Questions or answers to the trivia) I understand that a ships crew is diverse but for the role of assistant cruise director who’s job it is to entertain guests a better grasp of communicative English language would help. Overall it was enjoyable cruise but I Think that fact Norwegian has very little to do with it... the 4 stars are because the spa was awesome, the port sights were beautiful and I was on my honeymoon... could’ve been princess, carnival or any other cruise line.

sedanford81 Cruise Review on Norwegian Gem on Oct 20, 2018

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