One of my favorite

Norwegian Gem Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 66

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
Norwegian Gem

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (La Romana Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 29, 2021

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8053

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 3 years ago

Review summary

One of the best cruises I've been on. NCL is my favorite cruise line.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
All must be vaccinated and get tested on site before getting on the ship. It took me about 2 hours.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
I had almost all my meals in dining rooms and specialty dining. Brazilian steakhouse style restaurant was the best.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Solo travelers is the main reason I cruise with NCL. A daily afternoon meeting is more than enough to get us solo travelers to get started and go from there on our own. We ended up with a group of about 20 and I made friends for life.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Welcome aboard show was a stand up comedian which wasn't what I expected.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
I didn't meet my room device guy till 2nd day. He was ok.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
It didn't happen to me but I heard several cabins having plumbing problems.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Small, quit, good location.

Ship tip

Specialty dining is worth the money.

Ports of call

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
Nothing much to see unless you're on an excursion.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Senor frog is the best.

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5
Downtown Miami is full of homeless people.

Harvest Caye, Belize

5 out of 5
We were told not to wonder around, it's not safe.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy breezy.

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