Cruise to Bermuda on Norwegian Gem

Item: Norwegian Gem
Rating: 4.3
Author: Bil1974

Norwegian Gem Cruise Review

Bil1974

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 29

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

7 Night Bermuda (Boston Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 17, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 9159

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 months ago

Review summary

Cruising to Bermuda is always good. Bermuda is very clean and the quality of beaches is excellent. As far as I am concerned the jewel class ships in Norwegian are the best. They are medium size with plenty of areas to sit and chill. For someone who doesn’t drink alcohol (completely dry), the coffee served on this ship was a major disappointment. I don’t drink Starbucks. So the choice i was left with was nothing. This was my first cruise from Boston, and it was one of the best experiences I had. I usually cruise from NY. Also bar harbor was a nice surprise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

1- coffee : The coffee quality served on NCL is mediocre at best. They have changed their coffee beans supplier from Lavazza to a Columbian type of beans, which is truly disgusting. 2- the food quality in the buffet has deteriorated big time vs 2017 to 2023. Only the on the last day of the cruise, the food quality at lunch in the buffet was back to the quality I used to get from NCL before. 3- food quality in the main dining room is very good. 4- specialty : excellent.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Look for Ivy at the main dining room. She is of great help when it comes to ordering dinner.

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Ports of call

Boston, Massachusetts

5 out of 5

Bar Harbor, Maine

5 out of 5

Royal Naval Dockyard, West End, Bermuda

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

7 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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karlgrgurich 5 months ago

All on all….great!

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Gwbigdog 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Dumfy75 5 months ago

Glad you had a good cruise. Agree that NCL’s free coffee is pretty disgusting!

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cruising2004 5 months ago

Thank you for your review. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.

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javawoody 5 months ago

Thanks for posting

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24MyLuckyDragon 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing your experience. This was a very thorough review. Glad you had a good cruise overall. Happy cruising 😎⚓️🤩❣️‼️

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