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Norwegian Getaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 89

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Norwegian Getaway

7 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 05, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Getaway

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12254

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

left out of FLL airport and took ship in Miami. Expect to pay higher rate for Uber and Taxi's from FLL airport to the port. Overall great ship, great ports and excellent food.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
the port is a little small - get there early to avoid the loan line. We still had to wait to get on the ship but once they cleared the ship we boarded easily.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
food and drink was great. I do think there was too few drink servers. on the pool deck they rarely came to all areas and the lines were long at the pool bars.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
rock climbing, ropes course, fitness center were all good.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
shows available every night but not all were family friendly. some of the smaller venues were too small for the events.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
staff was friendly and courteous but not all of them went "out of their way" to be stars. still didn't impact the trip.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Extremely clean, even on boarding day right after they had just returned from another trip. the ship was always clean and well kept.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
the cabin was great in terms of set-up but for a balcony it felt a little smaller than other ships I have been on.

Ship tip

I would recommend a lower floor - closer to the main activities on 6,7,and 8. Also I would recommend starboard for the sunsets.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5
didn't get to see much of port ahead of trip.

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

1 out of 5
stay in the port unless you have planned excursion. don't consider leaving port if you don't have a plan. it is a very poor country and once outside the port there are many people asking for you to buy something. it isn't really a safe place outside of immediate port.

Harvest Caye, Belize

5 out of 5
absolutely beautiful port- one of the nicest I have been too. shopping is pricey and I feel they should include food and drinks since it is private island.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

4 out of 5
very nice port. nice beach that isn't expensive and allows use of recreation with purchase of food and drinks of $10.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Go to Chankanaaab - awesome resort.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
easy to get off ship with scheduled departure times but still have a line to get through
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4 Comments

spartus    7 years ago

not sure why you would have to pay I believe everyone on the Norwegian ships now I have the unlimited drink package that comes with your cruise

alliephillips    7 years ago

Thanks. I spoke with my agent and the drink packages are 55per person per day so I’m good lol there’s five of us not spending that kind of money.

spartus    7 years ago

if you get the drink package you shouldn't have to pay anything. I think it was a couple years ago used to be able to bring on cases of water they stopped at now and then we can bring on nothing soda or water which sucks

alliephillips    7 years ago

Hi I’m taking a cruise in Dec on the Gateway and read somewhere that you have to pay for bottled water. Is this true?

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