Bermuda is beautiful.

Item: Norwegian Gem
Rating: 4.1
Author: queenb2757

Norwegian Gem Cruise Review to Bermuda

queenb2757

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

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7 Night Bermuda (Boston Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 05, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Gem

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 4558

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 months ago

Review summary

Despite the subpar entertainment, it was a great cruise and we booked another before we even got off the ship.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

The Garden Cafe now closes at 9:30 pm nightly. This is a change from when it used to close at 11:30/midnight. This new closing time is too early. The only other place to go for an evening snack is now O’Sheehan’s which has a very limited menu. The Garden Cafe needs to go back to its original closing time.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Entertainment was subpar this time. Repeat performances (the magician) took place instead of more/different entertainment took place. They substituted a movie (Wakanda) instead of good entertainment was used. Only two production performances (out of three) were good. The magician was good. They need to up their entertainment program.

Children's Programs

I didn’t have any children with me on this trip.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

They are always exceptional. We tipped our room steward well as he couldn’t do enough for us.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Very clean. Everything looked great.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

It was exactly as we expected. It was small but very clean and designed well.

Ports of call

Boston, Massachusetts

5 out of 5

Royal Naval Dockyard, West End, Bermuda

5 out of 5

Bar Harbor, Maine

2 out of 5

I’d prefer that NCL skip Bar Harbor and stay in Bermuda for an extra day.

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Disembarkation

3 out of 5

Although they have a good disembarkation process, it was a long process. The Immigration process the day prior was a bit chaotic.

9 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 2 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Sealady1 5 months ago

Thank you for sharing your experience. I’m glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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Gwbigdog 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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HeavySeas 5 months ago

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

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javawoody 5 months ago

Appreciate the feedback

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bubbles60 5 months ago

Glad you had a good trip. The Gem class ships are wonderful

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24MyLuckyDragon 5 months ago

Great review. Well detailed. Glad you had a good time & congratz on your next!! Happy cruising 🤩⚓️😎❣️‼️

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cruising2004 5 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful time. Enjoy your next cruise!

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TiffyTaffy 5 months ago

Thanks for the review!

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