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Norwegian Getaway Cruise Review to Transatlantic

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

2 out of 5
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Norwegian Getaway

16 Night Transatlantic Eastbound (Miami To Copenhagen)

Sail date: April 30, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Getaway

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 14784

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

My favorite part of the cruise : the cruise over to Europe.  The ship sailed smoothly and the trip was lovely.  As we neared land. everything started to "go to Hell" in a hand basket.  An appropriate phrase here.  There is too much to write about.  One disappointment, we probably could have dealt with, but this was an expensive "anniversary' cruise for us.  First of all, if you want an in-depth letter from me, you will get one.  However, my husband and I are both sick.  He has a respiratory problem.  It started two days from the end of our cruise.  I had another issue, I won't address here.

The Azores were cancelled, long lines to get off the ship in Brest, France and even longer lines to get back on.  Only one ramp that held twenty people at a time for 3,800 passengers.  Many of these people had mobility problems and had to be virtually carried up the ramp.  Next day, England, oops, not so fast.  I was in line, for 3 hours (no exaggeration) to disembark in England.  There were I think maybe 3-4 immigration people to stamp the books for 3,800 people.  Many of us had tours of England planned.  Mine were cancelled.  Ended up walking around Southhampton, had to say we visited England.  Our tour in Brussels were cancelled, seems the ship could only limp along to Copenhagen.  Last day was a good one.  By this time, if you were in line for an hour, you considered it a blessing.  Food was great, service for the room was excellent (shout out to Mark our room steward).  I'm not usually a negative person, this was not pleasant to write about.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Lovely, bed was very comfortable, cabin steward was amazing and always visible.

Ship tip

no comment at this time

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Ponta Delgada, Azores

1 out of 5

Brest, France

1 out of 5

Southampton (London), England

1 out of 5

Zeebrugge (Bruges), Belgium

1 out of 5

Rotterdam, Netherlands

5 out of 5

Copenhagen, Denmark

5 out of 5
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3 Comments

amack33    7 years ago

Did the cruise line offer any compensation? If you write to them they may make it good for you. I know I had an issue on the Dream a couple of years ago (the pool restrooms on the rear pool were done is SUPER slick tile so coming from the pool was very dangerous). My travel agent called and I got a 15% discount for our cabin on our next cruise. It won't fix your trip but might help you enjoy another one.

picalo    7 years ago

...but now you can say you've been to England!...and you have the stamp to prove it!

picalo    7 years ago

bless your heart! someone wrote about this cruise a few days ago and to be honest I didn't know weather or not to believe them because the constant disasters seemed unreal. but with your reveiw I guess it's official. was this a repositioning cruise? to me the worst part is the wait to get off the boat in England. sorry all that happened.

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