Great cruise and good to be back out on the water!!!

Norwegian Gem Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 53

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
Norwegian Gem

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 05, 2021

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10048

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

The cruise was a very good way to hopefully continue the restart of cruising. The cruise was around 60% capacity and everyone was very nice and friendly. Norwegian has great people working for them. Will sail with them again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Embarkation was very easy even with getting Covid-19 testing completed. waited 15 to 20 minutes tops for results and were on our way. Great system setup.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Dining rooms and specialty dining were fantastic. food was very good no matter where you ate. Service was outstanding and very fast.

Cagney's Steakhouse

5 out of 5

The best of best when it comes to steaks. Great variety and great service. You will not be disappointed.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Area around the pool level was somewhat full but everywhere else, deck above, was easy to find a chair.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Blazing Boots was great and so was the comedian. Deal or No Deal was very entertaining also as were some of the other shows in various locations.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our room Steward was very accommodating to our needs. Waiters were great and bartenders were exceptional with service. Nothing to complain about them.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
They had sanitizing stations everywhere and the entire crew wore face masks 100% of the time. The ship seem to be well maintained and clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The balcony cabin was what we were always expected it to be. Clean and comfortable with great ocean views. Kept clean twice a day by our Steward.

Ship tip

You will have a great time and enjoy yourself.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida Did not visit port

Traveled by car.

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
Most businesses were closed and you had to wear a face mask at all times even outdoors.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5
We like St Thomas but again a lot of businesses closed. Megan's beach was a good place to go as the restaurant there was open and the weather was great.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

3 out of 5
Near the port there were only street vendors and very limited shop open.

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

5 out of 5
Best stop on the cruise.. Beach was fantastic and we all the Norwegian help. You can spend your whole day there if you want to.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very well organized and swift. We went though disembarkation and picking up our luggage and was in the car in the parking garage in twenty minutes. Excellent setup.
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