Norwegian Getaway to Eastern Caribbean

Norwegian Getaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 56

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Norwegian Getaway

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 24, 2014

Ship: Norwegian Getaway

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: GTY

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 10 years ago

Review summary

My husband and I had a great time on the new Gataway, the Norwegian's newest ship.  The ship was beautiful. We had a balcony, mini-suite and it was very clean and maintained very well during our stay.  We highly recommend getting a balcony if it can fit in your budget.  We enjoyed many moments watching the sunset and just relaxing in the frest air in the privacy of our room.  We enjoyed the freestyle dining and not having an assigned seating.  This gave us a lot of flexibility in planning events that we wanted to enjoy.  The food was good but we did not find it exceptional.  We did find the staff to be very friendly and always willing to talk to us and attend to our needs.  We enjoyed being on the ship so much that we did not get off of the ship in St. Thomas or the Bahamas.  We've been to all of the islands so we decided to enjoy the ship while the others were off sightseeing. We've previously taken the Rotterdam (Holland American line) and a Carnival cruise.  We normally use our Marriott timeshares for our travel needs so taking a cruise was not our normal way to vacation.  I would take another cruise on this ship again.  I would pack less and use the laundry facilities if need be rather than overpacking!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Good but not great

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
We play mini-golf, swam, used the hot tub, went to movies, played bingo, etc.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Enjoyed the plays, piano bar and other entertainment

Children's Programs

5 out of 5
We did not take children but the activities were great for kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Wonderful staff, no complaints

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
So beautiful and new

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Mini-Suite with Balcon. It was roomy and we enjoyed the balcony.

Ship tip

You have options for eating. There is a Cafe which is very large and the serve food all day long. It is where most people with children ate but we ate there often as well. There are several other restaurants for a sit down breakfast, lunch or dinner and there are specialty restaurants.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5
We were dropped off at the port and within minutes inside the waiting area.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

3 out of 5
We took a tour by van and saw too much poverty. We were there before so we did not see anything new.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

3 out of 5
We stayed on the ship and enjoyed it while others toured St. Thomas. We've been to St. Thomas before.

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
We've been to the Bahamas many times so we stayed on the ship.
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