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Norwegian Getaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western
7 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)
Sail date: July 08, 2018
Ship: Norwegian Getaway
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 9738
Traveled as: Family (young children)
Reviewed: 6 years ago
Review summary
Overall, really enjoyed our vacation. Brief summary below: Costa Maya: If you're trying to find it on a map, look up Mahahual, Mexico. We did the Chacchoben Tour separate from Norwegian. Booked through Native Choice. The tour was informative. I'm a photographer so I found the tour a little too structured, would have like more time to ourselves for pictures. The port itself is cool. Artificial for sure, with all the stores and swimming pool. I guess it's fine if you don't plan on exploring via excursion. Harvest Caye: This is a resort owned by NCL. It's very clean. We did the beach first, which was nice. The sand there isn't soft, so be prepared to have your feet poked by pebbles and broken sea shells. We then went to the pool which was AWESOME. Hard to explain but it's big, crystal clear, and it's more welcoming than the pool on the ship. The Getaway ship pool is small and gross. It was a great port to rest for the next day's excursions. Roatan: Probably our favorite stop. We did the dolphin encounter (not the swimming one). This particular dolphin encounter allows you to take your own photos which is great. You just can't take your own posed photos with the dolphin. But the price for all the photos they take is reasonable, especially if this is a once in a life time excursion. The drive through Roatan was nice because you really got to see how locals lived. It gives you more global perspective of how ppl live outside the U.S. The port is really good, very close to the ship, so barely any extra walking so you can easily get back on ship to have lunch and back out to shop. Cozumel: Also a great port, and probably the best place to shop in terms of store volume. It's basically an outdoor mall, however, every other store has the same stuff. We did the easy seaside snorkel. And it was easy. The location they take you is a man made reef so don't expect too much in terms of ocean life. you will definitely see fish and sea urchins. Staff was great and helpful. Food was good too (not included). Stateroom Our room could hear everything going on during the night show in the theater. Drumming was the most annoying. Could not get our young kids to sleep until after the last show ended (11pm). Difficult when you have to be rested for next day excursions. Splash Academy (Youth Program) We had some difficulty dealing with the staff the 1st day. They are very rigid with their rules. We wanted our my younger son to be together with his older brother and 2 older cousins since the younger one was turning 6 in a couple weeks. They didn't allow it so they had to be separated. It wasn't a big deal, but it sort of set the tone for things to come. We had a couple of other incidents that really left a bad taste. Hopefully it was just an isolated situation for us and everyone else had a great time.Embarkation
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Ship tip
Try all the complimentary restaurants. O'Sheehans for wings and fish/chips was a plus for me. And I liked their lasagna in the Tropicana Rm for dinner.
Ports of call
Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras