Great Family Getaway on the Getaway

Norwegian Getaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 90

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
Norwegian Getaway

7 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 13, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Getaway

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11194

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

We love NCL and the Getaway. We've been on the Getaway four times total and love this ship. We were accompanied by nine of our family members who were all first time cruisers and everyone had a blast. I'm pretty sure this will not be anyone's last cruise. The entire experience was great except for disembarkation and in our six previous disembarkations we had never experienced anything like what we had on this trip. The ship arrived late into port and the normal access areas for disembarkation were roped off. People were stacked in front of the elevators and on the stairs and the announcements were few and far between. People were at the port for embarkation as we were trying to disembark and it was a mess.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Skip the buffet and eat your meals in the main dining room. Buffet food is good, people eating there are ridiculous.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

3 out of 5
Trying to exit the main shopping area is a real pain. They keep you trapped in there it seems like. Little to do outside of the port on your own. Need to do a shore excursion.

Harvest Caye, Belize

3 out of 5
We did not really care for Harvest Caye. Took the ferry to the mainland and was a bit disappointed in that it was mostly shops and individuals selling their wares.

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5
We loved everything about his port. The highlight of our cruise. Tour with Roatan Snorkeling Tours was fabulous!

Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5
Lots of people love this port. It was dirty and congested in my opinion. Not a personal favorite.

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
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5 Comments

solivitagal    6 years ago

Sounds like there might have been a death on the ship ? They always run late if that happened.

carpunt2    6 years ago

Glad your first timers had an awesome time.

smaertz    6 years ago

All in all sounds like you had a good time

IkeDeb    6 years ago

14Cruzdude    6 years ago

Glad you enjoyed the🛳 sorry about the disembark issues

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