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Item: Norwegian Gem
Rating: 4
Author: emaildebharris

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

emaildebharris

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 52

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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

Sail date: October 04, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 8550

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

There is a lot of time changes on this cruise with no clocks in the state rooms or the common areas to help you keep up. We can’t adjust Apple Watches without Wi-Fi so please put more clocks that are correct preferably in state rooms but at least in the common areas that are easy to find and read. Leave ship maps in the state rooms or at least announce they are available at guest services... don’t put service charge reference on bill when it is actually gratuity, be clear what gratuities are.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

The breakfast gravy was too thin was consistency of milk, bacon was raw, yogurt was spoiled, oatmeal way too thin and runny but omelets were good.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Spinnaker games at night were fun

Entertainment

4 out of 5

The only reason I did not give five stars was because of the comedian Carl was awful and offensive! The ships production crew was awesome and very talented young people… The singing was great! We liked the Irishman but get rid of that obnoxious other comedian named Carl.

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

I like how friendly everyone was just one man in O Sheehans that did not smile, everyone else was very friendly

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

We splurged on a window this time and was so disappointed at the obstructed view!

Ports of call

Bar Harbor, Maine

4 out of 5

Halifax, Nova Scotia

4 out of 5

Sydney, Nova Scotia

3 out of 5

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

4 out of 5

La Baie, Quebec

3 out of 5

Quebec City, Quebec

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Was organized but a lot of walking and no sign for WiFi

4 Comments

Morrie 5 years ago

You CAN change the time on your Apple Watch manually - you don’t need wifi: How to set a custom time on the Apple Watch 1/ Open the Settings app on your watch. 2/ Tap on the top item, Time. 3/ Tap on the button in the middle of the screen. 4/ Turn the Digital Crown to adjust the time; tap Set when done. I have an Apple Watch 4 and do this all the time at sea.

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NHnative 5 years ago

All the phones on the ship including your stateroom have the military time on them......

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1CruiseGram 5 years ago

You should have known you booked an obstructed view.

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Kalaka 5 years ago

Wear a watch

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