What a wonderful cruise experience

Item: Norwegian Gem
Rating: 4.9
Author: ddechaine47

Norwegian Gem Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

ddechaine47

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 46

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

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13 Night Southern Caribbean (Boston Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 08, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 8068

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

We had not cruised since '98, now we're looking to possibly cruise yearly.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Simple, fast, and easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

All food on this cruise was very tasty & wholesome.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Pools were clean, though often crowded. Guests activities were abundant, nights were very busy.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Top notch shows and music throughout the ship

Children's Programs

No children with us.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone was friendly & went out of their way to make our cruise exciting.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Took a few days to figure out where everything was, but very clean everywhere.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Never slept on better bedding. Always awoke refreshed and rarin' to go.

Ship tip

Get the alcohol package

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Ports of call

Boston, Massachusetts

5 out of 5

Easy to get to.

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Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

An American port with home town amenities

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St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5

Pretty & picturesque

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Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5

Loved the history tour

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Castries, St. Lucia

3 out of 5

Way too crowded in that town

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Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

5 out of 5

Ohhh, the beaches were the best here.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Easy, as long as you carry off your own luggage

2 Comments

cruisereckoning 4 years ago

We just got back to cruising a few years ago and it was going to be once a year, well it’s turned into twice a year and that’s ok as we love it.

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bobduck1993 4 years ago

Yearly cruising is very good I am so happy for you ,we get to cruise usually every other year,for ,which I am quite happy!

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