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Norwegian Gem Cruise Review to Bermuda

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 133

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
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Norwegian Gem

7 Night Bermuda (Boston Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 14, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 11136

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

As you go on more cruises with NCL, your membership increases to different levels. Once Platinum is reached, we believe there should be a better discount from the Tradewinds area.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
A lot of first timers mingling in with us, just to be first on the ship. And there was no one to police the embarkation process.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Confusion galore at the buffet, but that was to be expected.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
First time we did the spa...Best part of the cruise.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The juggler should not have said what he did to the child from the audience. he thought it was funny, not so.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Exceeded our expectations! (as usual)

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
The let-it-ride table did not post the payouts on the felt, just on a screen that was hard to read and not everyone could see it.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Room steward was excellent we bought two robes and they were brought to the room. We got all we asked for. Very neat and orderly.

Ship tip

Don't bring your children to the juggling act. Rated x

Ports of call

Boston, Massachusetts

4 out of 5
Very congested, we rode a bus to So. Station from Concord,NH for the first time and a good thing, cuz there is always construction going on.

Royal Naval Dockyard, West End, Bermuda

5 out of 5
Great as always. Governors Mansion is a must see, as well as the dolphins and museums.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Quick and easy (We are Platinum members)
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5 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

jleslie48    5 years ago

while I agree they should do more for us platinum members, AFAIC, with the number of times I've been on NCL and shopping stores on the ship, A discount on tradewinds is the least of my concerns. @pocruz the single worst experience I have had on a cruizeship was on the Breakaway with there "ship within a ship" and the us vs them mentality that poisons the entire ship. That you seem to want to perpetuate; I find your position distasteful.

shonsy    5 years ago

We were all once "first time cruisers"...just because we're platinum or elite, doesnt make it alright to treat first timers second class..

raitch    5 years ago

I’m dying to know what the juggler said to the kid!

anoceanlife    5 years ago

They really don't do enough for platinum members. You should not have to mingle with the common passengers

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