Not happy that a few ports were cancelled but had a good time.

Item: Norwegian Gem
Rating: 4.5
Author: DoItNow

Norwegian Gem Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

DoItNow

Contributor Level: Purser

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

10 Night Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 20, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10094

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

The staff is always willing to make your vacation fabulous. We had a great time because we choose to ignore the little things and not complain. We’re there to relax and we make sure that we do exactly that.

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Embarkation was a nightmare. We were on the line for more than 2 hours. Some of the people working there are rude. I was embarrassed as a New Yorker.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Dining room food was not very good. Buffet was better and this was the first cruise that I didn’t use the dining room very much.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Need more to keep busy on this ship especially when there were 6 sea days.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Service was always great.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Room was great. I was given an upgrade.

Ship tip

Appreciate the staff and look for the positives.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

I paid for a nice tour of San Juan after leaving the ship. NCL tours are too expensive.

Thumbs Up 0

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Paid almost nothing for a taxi to the beach. NCL wanted four times the amount that I paid.

Thumbs Up 0

St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5

Did a tour on the Island without using NCL. It was a great price.

Thumbs Up 0

Tortola, British Virgin Islands Did not visit port

Port was cancelled and we were not offered anything else or any credit.

Thumbs Up 0

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Took a taxi to the beach. Paid $21 per person round trip. Met friends at the beach that used excursion with NCL and paid over $60. I spent 6 hours at the beach and they had 2 hours.

Thumbs Up 1