Great job Gem crew!

Norwegian Gem Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 49

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Norwegian Gem

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 05, 2021

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 11068

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 3 years ago

Review summary

Very nice. Norwegian does a great job of keeping things clean. Can't say enough great things about the staff, except maybe the "coffee coffee" twins in morning. TOOOO friendly that early in the morning!! We will be on the Bliss in January.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Excellent except small screw up during pre boarding COVID testing. It cost us about 20 minuets extra wait.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Alll the staff were well trained, very friendly and happy to be back to work. Only their third cruise after 18 months off.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
It was great not having the pools over crowded, the ship was only at about 50% capacity.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Stage shows were OK, too loud for my taste and one entertainer (we thought) was not to great.

Children's Programs

No kids for us and none on board!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Great service!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
VERY clean!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Just a little small for the three of us adults. Fold down couch was hard, had to request a topper in order to sleep. Cabin was checked and cleaned twice daily. Over all pretty good, not much special about a "suite" over the regular balcony except the tub, which we didn't use.

Ship tip

Try the complimantary dining areas besides the buffet, the food is great and with fewer people on board we had more service than we needed.

Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5
Power cat and snorkel tour was OK lots of fish but everyone had a horrible time getting off the boat at the dock. It was low tide and there was a three foot step up to get off, too high for some and us older folks could do it.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

3 out of 5
No planning ahead, they had to haul EVERYTHING in the way of food and drinks over from the ship because it was the first ship there in 18 months. nothing was ready. Not much in the way of food and the drinks took a while to get set up. The beach itself is great, the water was warm and clear.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very fast, not much waiting.
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9 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

mckey70hotmailcom    3 years ago

egtravel    3 years ago

Thanks for this review. I'll be on the Gem next May in the Mediterranean! Can't wait!

javawoody    3 years ago

Thanks for the review and sharing your experience

hollysmomtravel    3 years ago

Curt34    3 years ago

Glad you had a great cruise. Thanks for the review.

izrgreen    3 years ago

Thanks for taking the time to write a review

jec115    3 years ago

Thank you for your review. Glad you enjoyed it.

cruising2004    3 years ago

Thank you for sharing your experience.,

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