Too many people
Norwegian Getaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern
7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)
Sail date: October 03, 2015
Ship: Norwegian Getaway
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 9312
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 9 years ago
Review summary
This cruise got 3 stars only because of the itinerary. The ship itself is very nice and has lots of options for eating, drinking, entertainment, etc. However, the stateroom balcony was tiny and there were just way too many people on board. Everything was crowded. The dining room staff was always overwhelmed and not very attentive. On the first 2 nights, our meals were served before our drinks (one cocktail and one soda). After that, we would get drinks from the bar and take them into the dining room with us. On the third night at the Tropicana, we sat for 20 minutes with empty plates in front of us before someone came to clear the table. Our water glasses were not refilled until dessert was served. That meal lasted 2 hours because the staff took forever with everything. Needless to say, we did not go back there. We got a great deal for this cruise, but I would rather spend a little more and have better service on a smaller ship. Though we did not take our kids on this cruise, we did hear wonderful and very positive comments from several families about the various programs for kids.
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Food and Dining
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Entertainment
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Cabin / Stateroom
Ports of call
Tortola, British Virgin Islands
5 Comments
Ewoodspark 9 years ago
Interesting comments from the review regarding "too many people". I have not sailed on the Getaway, but our next cruise next year is on the Epic, which has 137 MORE passengers. I do hope that the service on board is an improvement over the cruise that tikicat took
Bubba54 9 years ago
Thanks for you review.
CrusinTim 9 years ago
OH...Ok!!! Gotcha. You enjoyed the ports...just were disappointed with the rest. When you wrote "This cruise got 3 stars only because of the itinerary.", I thought you meant the itinerary was the reason for your 3 stars. ;)
tikicat 9 years ago
Nothing was wrong with the itinerary - we did a similar one with Carnival in 2012 and liked the ports/excursions. That is the reason this cruise was rated with 3 stars instead of 2 stars.
CrusinTim 9 years ago
Except for Nassau, what was wrong with the rest of the itinerary? You didn't mention it in your post.