Good cruise, once we got there!

Item: Norwegian Getaway
Rating: 4.3
Author: tdalton68

Norwegian Getaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

tdalton68

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 31, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Getaway

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10118

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

I was very satisfied with NCL. I will never use again...I would suggest you do the same!

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Went through and the flights they gave us were terrible. We didn't get to the port until 2:30 and the last call to board was supposed to be 2:00. Never book your airfare through !

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The food and drinks were great

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

The ship is too crowded. You can't get a seat at the pool area unless you get there VERY early.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

The cabin was great. The only disappointment was that we had 5 balcony cabins in a row and they wouldn't allow us to open the partitions between them.

Ship tip

Get a room mid ship or aft. If you book through Norwegian you can pick your cabin location (if you book early enough). We booked through and we were stuck in the front of the ship. Almost everything is mid ship or aft...a lot of walking.

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Ports of call

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

5 out of 5

went snorkeling...it was great!

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Harvest Caye, Belize

3 out of 5

stayed on the NCL owned island. Kids had fun on the ziplines...I didn't have fun paying $8-$12 per drink when we had the drink package on the ship. Kind of a rip off.

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Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

3 out of 5

Not much to do right off the boat. If I had to do it again, I would book an excursion at this port.

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Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5

plenty to do at this port of call.

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

smooth, but again, gave us terrible flights back home.

5 Comments

capeman 5 years ago

Your review of the booking agent belongs on google and other review sites where they advertise. Book NCL direct, unless you know what you are doing.

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AliP594 5 years ago

I don't understand your review I'm afraid. You say that you were satisfied with the cruise and the number of stars that you gave everything suggested that generally you were pretty happy. Then you state that you will never book with them again and try to encourage everyone else to do the same. Odd!

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Mike787 5 years ago

Nice

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jpmato16 5 years ago

Your review is very confusing. It seems like you booked a last-minute package through a third-party site? This is supposed to be a review of your cruise experience only, not including your flights to and from the port.

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SteveT19 5 years ago

You mean you were unsatisfied. Please be clear when making a comment about your experience and the respective cruise line.

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