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Norwegian Gem

Norwegian Gem Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 25

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5
Norwegian Gem

11 Night Eastern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 22, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 9067

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall the cruise wasn’t bad. There are something’s that can be improved upon. Also taking into account the ship just came out of dry dock with new crew members.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
No problem whatsoever. Really organized and everything went smoothly.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Main dining-food was ok, smaller portions then what I recall pre pandemic. Slower service but food always came out warm to hot. Buffet was small and split in 2 sections of the same food. Bar service was 50/50. Sometimes you had a very efficient bartender other time not

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Could use some updating

Entertainment

1 out of 5
Worst that I’ve ever experienced.

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Very clean but also very small and tight for 3-4 people. Would be perfect for a studio cabin for a solo traveler

Ship tip

If you plan on traveling will small kids/pre teens, pick a different ship.

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Ports of call

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

4 out of 5

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

2 out of 5
Still recovering from 2 cat 5 hurricanes.
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New York, New York

3 out of 5
Not a fan of NYC
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Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Totally unorganized. More than half the ship walked off with their luggage crowing the public spaces and not letting anyone get through easily thinking people were cutting in line. At the pier, workers were so confused as if luggage was ready or not.
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7 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     4 months ago

Thanks for sharing
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Nscrfan3    1 year ago

Not a fan of NYC. SMH!
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Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing
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Marietravels    1 year ago

Thanks for the review
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Ship2Shora    1 year ago

We can't wait for our cruise on the Gem next month, thanks for the review 😎
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javawoody    1 year ago

Appreciate the review
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CruzeFan    1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed most of it. Cruising during a holiday is usually a challenge. I have started, letting the Cruise Line handle my luggage again since most people do the self debarkation.
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