Getaway to Fun Times

Item: Norwegian Getaway
Rating: 4.5
Author: ccheatham8024

Norwegian Getaway Cruise Review to Europe - Northern Europe

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Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 57

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

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9 Night Scandinavia Russia & Baltic (Copenhagen Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 27, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Getaway

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 14838

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Overall, this trip met or exceeded our expectations and since we were planning it for more than two-years, that's a really good thing!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Very efficient and one of the best on-boarding experiences I have had when cruising.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Excellent as ever.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Kinda the same thing that I have experienced on prior cruises. Nothing fresh.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

I am always amazed by the talent of the performers on-board.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Always top notch.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Don't like the smoking in the casino. Negative experience for us.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Always clean. Adequate storage for our stuff. Balcony a bit small for the furniture.

Ship tip

The casino is a smoking area and it impacted the atrium area and we didn't like that.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Copenhagen, Denmark

5 out of 5

Got there a day early and spent time exploring on our own. Great city with friendly people. Watch out for the bikes!

Thumbs Up 3

Warnemunde (Berlin), Germany

5 out of 5

Fairy-tale Castle excursion was great. Hard to believe that this was former East Germany/Soviet territory.

Thumbs Up 1

Tallinn, Estonia

4 out of 5

This was interesting to see the old-town environment. Enjoyable but not too exciting.

Thumbs Up 0

St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

5 out of 5

Went with SPB Tours on a two-day tour. Amazing sights and sounds. Highlight of the trip.

Thumbs Up 1

Helsinki, Finland

3 out of 5

Did the Land and Sea excursion via NCL. Found Helsinki kinda dull compared to our other stops. Moose meat balls for lunch was a highlight in the market square.

Thumbs Up 0

Nynashamn (Stockholm), Sweden

3 out of 5

Enjoyed Stockholm but did not like the 50-minute commute from the port when we saw other cruise line ships in Stockholm proper.

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Went really, really well.

3 Comments

pA5GPLrL5D70Wgh7rOATFijsB 5 years ago

We are on the Getaway 2nd of October too. Can’t wait 😊

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tooferfun 5 years ago

Thanks for review . Had heard some negative comments about the getaway , thus found your review to be encouraging... Leaving on the Getaway October 2 ...

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GDS55 5 years ago

Thanks for the great review. We are sailing to these ports in 2021 on the Escape and on the Getaway next year to Italy and Greece.

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