Excellent cruise on the Getaway

Norwegian Getaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Norwegian Getaway

7 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 02, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Getaway

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11144

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

We traveled with our daughter, son-in-law and 2 teenage granddaughters.  This is the 4th cruise we have taken as a family -- the 1st 3 on RCL (Adventure, Allure and Liberty) and the first on NCL.  We wanted a change of pace.  It was a great vacation -- the food was second to none -- we loved the specialty restaurants, especially tepanyaki - best hibachi style food we have ever had and the chef kept us so entertained.  La Cucina (Italian) and Cagneys (Steak House) were excellent as well.  Ate in a complimentary restaurant the other 3 nights - especially liked Tropicana with Live music and dancing.  As much as we enjoyed the specialty restaurants and the variety - we missed having the same waiter every night in a dining room who knew us:>)  We also loved the waterfront deck -- watching the sunset and having a drink was great.  The excursions were the best we ever had - South Port Zip Lining (Roatan), Jolly Roger Catamaran (Roatan), Fury Catamaran (Cozumel) and the private Island Harvest Caye (amazing beach and spectacular pool) - was best private island ever.  Now for what we would like to see different -- we loved the mainstreet and central park on Allure -- on Getaway it was very choppy.  And we were surprised on Harvest Caye we couldn't use our drink package -- and that the ship didn't offer a bbq or picnic as most private islands do.  It was a great holiday and we would definitely entertain doing another NCL vacation with the family.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
best food on any cruise.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin was good -- loved the balcony -- and our room steward Richard was the BEST!

Ship tip

If you are only going to go to 1 specialty restaurant go to Tappanyaki - was delicious and fun!

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

Harvest Caye, Belize

5 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

1 out of 5
Our catamaran sail was cancelled at the last minute - no shore excursion staff from ship to help us with another option. Took a trolley to the beach - was ok -- but nothing worth doing again.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
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2 Comments

Autismcruiser1    7 years ago

Who was the cruise director

grandmarnnurse    7 years ago

I sailed the Getaway in January, my first on NCL, after cruising my last two cruises on RCCL Oasis and the Indy. Both Royal ships were fabulous, and we loved the Promenade, also, along with Central Park on the Oasis. But we fell in love with the Freestyle Cruising of NCL, along with the Waterfront, O'Sheehan's Irish Pub, and several other things. We have rebooked on the Getaway for next January, to share her with our family, that will also be going. I love the more casual atmosphere, and not having to pack formal wear!!

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