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Norwegian Gem Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 48

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
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Norwegian Gem

13 Night Southern Caribbean (Boston Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 08, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 8068

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 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

Ports of call

Boston, Massachusetts

5 out of 5
Easy to get to.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
An American port with home town amenities

St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5
Pretty & picturesque

Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5
Loved the history tour

Castries, St. Lucia

3 out of 5
Way too crowded in that town

Basseterre, St. Kitts

5 out of 5

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

5 out of 5
Ohhh, the beaches were the best here.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy, as long as you carry off your own luggage
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2 Comments

cruisereckoning    5 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.

bobduck1993    5 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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