I love New England ... not on NCL, one and done.

Item: Norwegian Gem
Rating: 3.8
Author: FLSueP1950

Norwegian Gem Cruise Review to Canada, New England, New York

FLSueP1950

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 56

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5

7 Night Canada & New England (Boston To Quebec City)

Sail date: September 20, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

I loved the itinerary but bad weather made us unable to stop in two places. Was disappointed but will have to try again to get to PEI. Always happy to be cruising, will say not my worst cruise but close to it due to ship. I did love entertainment.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Fine...but my girlfriend who’s not doing a review met a lady not very nice.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Fair.... get you to take the liquor package and not enough staff in bars to serve you. They give you the drink and pay for a water. That’s ridiculous. Food terrible in one of their main dining rooms other one was comp Different same food but wait staff understood English and were prompt and food was much and hot!

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Good, but as a senior did not do that much.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Very happy with all aspects of entertainment.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Bar staff terrible in many locations, Customer service excellent.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Very clean ship...design just ok

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Clean cabin, excellent Stewart, cabin way to small for what we paid. Disappointed.

Ship tip

Skip NCL

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Ports of call

Boston, Massachusetts

5 out of 5

Bar Harbor, Maine

5 out of 5

Halifax, Nova Scotia

5 out of 5

Sydney, Nova Scotia

5 out of 5

Quebec City, Quebec

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

2 out of 5

Cab line terrible.... waited over an hour.

1 Comment

jleslie48 5 years ago

I'm curious about what you didn't like about the design of the ship. Of the 7+ cruise ships I've been on I consider the GEM the BEST and smartest designed ship of them all. Never a wait for an elevator, stairs exactly where I need them, My room always a short walk to where ever I want to be, The casino, tucked away so I never have to smell the tobacco, and best of all, the ship absorbs the 2500 guests and there never seems to be a crowd. Always a seat available for the shows, and never a wait to sit down for dinner. I have never had an issue getting a drink, and if I'm at a bar for more than 3 hours I'll hand the server a $2 bill and tell him please never let this glass get empty. Works like a charm.

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