Nice cruise to Bermuda, but would not go on NCL again.

Norwegian Gem Cruise Review to Bermuda

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5
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Norwegian Gem

5 Night Bermuda (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 10, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10118

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

The cruise itself was fine. The boat is getting older and it shows in some areas. The main issue was with how awful the technology onboard is. Want the beverage package? Write it out on a sales slip from 1990. Same at the shops. Then they triple charged for drinks. Had to fill out more paper slips to get it fixed. We had the soda package and they billed us for soda. Took THREE trips to customer service to get it removed. Then they cancelled our excursions without warning. Nightmare to get back on them. Having done my most recent cruises on RCCL, it just seems like NCL is stuck in 2000 in terms of onboard technology and customer service. Will be cruising on RCCL from now on when it's an option.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ship tip

If getting a beverage package, buy BEFORE getting on boat.

Ports of call

New York, New York

4 out of 5

Royal Naval Dockyard, West End, Bermuda

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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3 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

DrFager    5 years ago

Of you have older ships you have to have STDs of Excellence above the rest. Unfortunately Gem came up short

BillTeg    6 years ago

Is NCL stuck in 1990 or 2000? My conclusion is that your issues were settled to your satisfaction. I found NCLs technology to be pretty up to date but mistakes do happen. If they were corrected, then I see no harm done. I hope you will enjoy cruising on RCCL

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