Poorly designed ship

Norwegian Getaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

2 out of 5
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Norwegian Getaway

7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 27, 2015

Ship: Norwegian Getaway

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 5238

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

The cruise itself was fantastic.  Beautiful islands and a Norwegian staff that really try to make sure that you have the best vacation.  

However... the ship is poorly designed.  The main theater held 850 guests and there were over 4,000 on board.  FREESTYLE went right out the window!  You had to book EVERY show and EVERY dining reservation WAY IN ADVANCE.  Do not even try to board this ship without already planning every detail.  Without reservations you will STAND in the back of theater for EVERY show and NEVER  get into the specialty restaurants.

This is the first time we did not buy the $250 voucher for a future cruise    

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Thank goodness the main dining hall was good because you cant get into the specialty restaurants

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Comedians were fantastic but we couldn't get into every show and had to stand in the back of the theater when we did

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5
Terrible design but i was very clean

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Make sure you book everything way in advance! FREESTYLE is gone!

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5

Tortola, British Virgin Islands

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5
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3 Comments

neiko0174    8 years ago

Not true sorry but you requested times with no flexibility for shows and dining, I know because you were nasty to the staff and I saw it

mammaof6js    9 years ago

We cruised this ship sept. 2014 with a party of 7 and are going again 2016. never had any of these issues. beautiful ship! loved everything about it!

neiko0174    9 years ago

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