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Item: Norwegian Gem
Rating: 3.7
Author: thomasy1

Norwegian Gem Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

thomasy1

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 33

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

Verified Review

10 Night Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 10, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin number: 10078

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Overall is not bad compared to the 10+ cruises we have over the last 20 years.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Good

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Special dinning is great, 5 *. But main dinning room and buffet just average 3*. Same old deserts for the whole trip.So I give a 4* for food rating

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Not a lot of activity.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Slightly above average.

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Service and staff are the only thing that worth 5*

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Layout is ok .Clean ship but overall it showed the age.

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

TV too small for today standard. Room size is good but layout is no perfect.The only good thing it got a nice bathroom.

Ship tip

Make sure you have multiple specialty dinning otherwise, you will be disappointed meal.

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Ports of call

New York, New York

4 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

3 out of 5

4 pm to 12 am port of call is not ideal when most store close at 6pm

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Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

St. John's, Antigua

4 out of 5

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

5 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

3 out of 5

Missed port

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Disembarkation

1 out of 5

Fast and organized

2 Comments

RetiredRay 2 years ago

Interesting comments vice the stars, but glad it was overall good.

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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