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Item: Norwegian Gem
Rating: 4.1
Author: suebe

Norwegian Gem Cruise Review

suebe

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 6

Helpful Votes: 54

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

7 Night Bermuda (Boston Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 10, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 months ago

Review summary

It was amazing just pack some patience and you will be fine

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Perfect from airport pickup, shuttle to the ship and boarding took less than 3 hours. We had a 2 hour wait at the airport since our flight arrived at 8 am. You cannot get into the ship terminal until 10 am anyway.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Buffet was the same every night specialty restaurant were awesome

Magenta Main Dining Room

5 out of 5

Great service

Grand Pacific Main Dining Room

1 out of 5

Went for breakfast it was not good 2 hours for service and we were seated on top of the table beside us

Shaker's Martini & Cocktail Bar

5 out of 5

Best place for drinks

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

No activities to do hot tubs overcrowded and too cold to swim

Entertainment

1 out of 5

A comedian for 4 of the 7 nights was a bit excessive and the shoes were the same ones I saw over 6 years ago

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Very hard working they did a wonderful job

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Beautiful location lots of storage available

Ports of call

Royal Naval Dockyard, West End, Bermuda

5 out of 5

I did a non ncl excursion with bermudabyways@gmail.com Heidi cowen was magnificent I suggest going with her to see the island instead of ncl. You get one on one and a local lunch that was amazing.

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Bar Harbor, Maine

5 out of 5

Been here before did the ghost tour excursion it was a lot of walking and we saw very little. I do not recommend it.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Wonderful transfer out to the airport

8 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Gwbigdog 6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 6 months ago

Appreciate the post

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bubbles60 6 months ago

Glad you had a good experience

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lsbs 6 months ago

Thanks for the review.

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HeavySeas 6 months ago

Awesome.....thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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cruising2004 6 months ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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1960cruiser 6 months ago

I cruised on the Gem and had a great time. I dont recall seeing the same food on buffet every night, unless you mean items like mashed potatoes, vegetables, hamburgers and hot dogs which are staples of ant buffet, but the entrees rarely repeated.

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