New ship is ok ship

Item: Norwegian Getaway
Rating: 2.3
Author: Babsteach

Norwegian Getaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Babsteach

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

2.3 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 29, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Getaway

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 14780

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Ok cruise. Disappointed with ship size and staff friendliness.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Good

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Ship was ok. Not as good as some of their other ships

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Thought there would be more to do.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Pretty good

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

Not as good as their other ships

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Could be better

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

Very small

Ship tip

Do a different one

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5

Ok port

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Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

1 out of 5

Expensive

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Harvest Caye, Belize

2 out of 5

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Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

2 out of 5

Ok.

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Cozumel, Mexico

2 out of 5

Was ok

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Disembarkation

1 out of 5

Lost my luggage

6 Comments

Shh813 5 years ago

We were on the Getaway in 2014 when it was new. Loved it.

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grandmarnnurse 5 years ago

Let me add that the size of the cabins on NCL ARE the smallest, with RCCL being the next biggest, but the largest go to Carnival.

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grandmarnnurse 5 years ago

We sailed the Getaway twice and loved it. It’s beautiful, and the food was fabulous, but in all honesty, we felt that Carnival had more over all activities and music. The shows were better on the Getaway (Million Dollar Quartet and Burn the Floor) as opposed to Carnivals Playlist Productions, but over all Carnival wins in the Dept of entertainment. We could catch a comedy show every night on Carnival. Not so on the Getaway. You had to reserve it in the Box Office once onboard, and not always available seats. Same goes for the room you have to get out of. Can’t think of the name at the moment. We never could get in for that either. So, I understand the OPs frustration with lack of entertainment. We found that because nearly everyone had the free drink package, there was way more drunks than Carnival! And no roving waiters. Why bother when everyone is getting it free? And then to get a drink, we had to wait in a roped off que!

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CruzeFan 5 years ago

Seems like cruising may not be for you. Most people love it, but it’s not for everyone.

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jpmato16 5 years ago

No details or elaboration. You didn’t like the ship size, but why? Too big? Too small? And the word “ok” doesn’t tell us anything either. These reviews, whether positive or negative, should be helpful to the reader by providing information.

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Emo507 5 years ago

Thanks for the info

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