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Norwegian Gem Cruise Review to Transatlantic

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5
Norwegian Gem

14 Night Transatlantic Westbound (Barcelona To New York)

Sail date: December 08, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

All ports and experiences were great on the itinerary until weather hit with pouring rain. Not much fun activities and performances to get thru many sea days.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Food prepared and presented were average, not very tasty, end up just having salad and fruit in the buffet, MDR Magenta was great.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Fitness center was small and dated, attended a stretch class, yoga mats were worn and torn, not a pleasant experience.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
For unknown reason, 3 major shows were cancelled, didn’t see much during so many sea days. Every Performances were 45 minutes long, no WOW feeling.

Children's Programs

No children with us.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
All service staffs were good but very new, they did their jobs.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
It’s a jewel class ship design with bar/lounge and theater refurbished, overall was clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Never spent much time in cabin, carpet is dated, need refurbish, the cabin was clean.

Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
Spent 3 days in Barcelona before boarding the ship, visited many UNESCO sites and took a day trip to Girona.

Valencia, Spain

4 out of 5
City center is so far from the port, be prepared.

Cartagena, Spain

4 out of 5
City center is very close to the port, just walked around.

Granada, Spain

5 out of 5
Went to Ronda by ourselves, worth it.

Cadiz (Seville), Spain

5 out of 5
Joined the ship excursion to Seville, very nice.

Lisbon, Portugal

3 out of 5
All major sightseeing and tram were closed due to weather, didn’t see much.

Ponta Delgada, Azores Did not visit port

Ship skipped the port due to weather.

Praia Da Vitoria, Azores Did not visit port

Ship skipped the port due to weather.

New York, New York Did not visit port

Live here.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Traveler Photos

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5 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Great itinerary. Appreciate your details. Sorry the onboard activity was lacking during sea days. Glad you enjoyed your cruise in spite of that.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for the review

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

WhippetMum    1 year ago

Thanks for your detailed feedback

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