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Norwegian Gem Cruise Review to Transatlantic

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Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Norwegian Gem

15 Night Transatlantic: Italy France & Spain (Rome To New York)

Sail date: December 04, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 11120

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 months ago

Review summary

This was our first transatlantic cruise. We did not know what to expect especially with 4 sea days and a December weather cruise. Enjoyed the experience.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Fast and easy. No waiting.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Excellent Bartenders and servers. Remembered us and our go to beverages.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Entire NCL crew was happy, delightful and helpful.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy

5 out of 5
Went of several excursions through Viator. Skip the line Vatican Tour; Pasta Making and Wine Tasting and Dinner in Frascati, Rome Highlights Private tour; and Ancient Rome Walking Tour. All tours were excellent.

Livorno (Florence & Pisa), Italy

5 out of 5
Toured Florence, Pisa and Chianti Wine private tour with Bellaltalia Tours. Excellent tour.

Marseille (Provence), France

5 out of 5
Toured Marseille and Cassis. Tour through Cruiseline.com. Would have liked more time in Marseille and less time in Cassis.

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5
Barcelona City Tour and Monserrat tour through Barcelona Day tours. Excellent tour. Would have liked more time in Barcelona port.

Cadiz (Seville), Spain

4 out of 5
Took the Wonders of Seville Tour through Cruiseline.com. Enjoyed the tour, however for some reason the tour could not get tickets to the Seville Cathedral (which was to be 90 minutes in duration) and one of the highlights of the tour.

Lisbon, Portugal

5 out of 5
Fantastic private tour through Kitzel Tours. Got to see and experience Lisbon and avoid many of the crowds.

Ponta Delgada, Azores

5 out of 5
All in One - Small Group Tour through Venture Ashore. Fantastic tour of beautiful Ponta Delgada, Azores.

Royal Naval Dockyard, West End, Bermuda Did not visit port

The Gem skipped this port due to unsafe weather conditions

New York, New York

5 out of 5
Christmas Spectacular staring the Radio City Rockettes. WOW!!! Impressive Christmas show.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Quick and easy.
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