Great Cruise but Tendering Nightmare

Norwegian Getaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Norwegian Getaway

9 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 08, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Getaway

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 14788

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Great Cruise overall. The NCL Getaway is a beautiful ship. Staff needs more training on how to use life boats as tenders to ports of call.

Embarkation

2 out of 5
New Orleans employees not up too speed with check in software. Seemed to be learning on the job. Made embarkation slow and was very stuffy and hot in terminal.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Most all specialty restaurants were excellent with the exception of Moderno's. Wonderful salad bar but meats were poorly prepared and tasteless.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Burn the Floor is a must see.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Great service the entire 9 day cruise.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Great room and location.

Ship tip

Staff did not seem prepared to use existing life boats as tenders to several of the islands like Grand Cayman and Roatan. Expect an uncomfortable experience until bugs worked out.

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

3 out of 5
New Orleans French Quarters was great. Poor coordination and training however was evident at the port terminal.

Falmouth, Jamaica

3 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5
Chartered a catamaran thru Sail with Friends. Had an excellent time with Alice, Patrick and John visiting Stingray City and snorkeling reefs.

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

1 out of 5
Tendering to this port from the ship was terrible. Some passengers passed out and had to be removed by stretcher due to heat exhaustion.

Harvest Caye, Belize

4 out of 5
Beautiful private island but beach sand was course and uncomfortable to walk on. Wearing water shoes did not help.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

4 out of 5
Leave the port and book the day at Nacional Beach Club in Mahahual. Relax and enjoy the great food and bar. Make sure and get a massage.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Fairly quick and orderly.
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2 Comments

jdbrocato    5 years ago

In my opinion, Roatan itself did not disappoint. Tendering was a big issue though.

Cruiserike0322    5 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise. Was wondering why you were disappointed in Honduras

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