Worst NCL Cruise

Norwegian Getaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 52

Overall rating:

2.8 out of 5
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Norwegian Getaway

7 Night Bahamas & Florida (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 20, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Getaway

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 12224

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Worst experience ever on NCL, no towel animals, rude staff, overcrowded and late to ports.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Smooth

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Nice options, dinners took over 2 hours at every seating. Wait staff were rude.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Pools way too crowded, couldn’t get a deck chair.

Service and Staff

1 out of 5
One bar waiter told me to get my own drink, another served the guy behind me who was giving a cash tip.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Small, but nice bathroom

Ship tip

Stay away

Ports of call

New York, New York

2 out of 5
Ship was over 2 hours late on first 2 ports

Port Canaveral, Florida

2 out of 5
Didn’t get to beach till 4 cause shop was late

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

1 out of 5
Horrible experience getting off and getting tenders. Other guests screaming at staff and staff were rude back

Nassau, Bahamas

4 out of 5
Day pass at Hilton

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Great
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6 Comments

babsteaches    5 years ago

I agree. Worst experience on NCL.

maer17    5 years ago

Omg !!! no towel animals? Wow !! Sorry I couldn’t get an eye roll emoji on this one. Ridiculous how Star ratings are misused.

MHARB    5 years ago

No towel animals is this true?

Shh813    5 years ago

Fake review

TheSnoMan    5 years ago

I heard a rumor that NCL is no longer doing towel animals. They call it wasted man hours that could be used for cleaning.

olddbob    5 years ago

No towel animals totally ruins a cruise

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