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Item: Norwegian Getaway
Rating: 2.9
Author: NoladyA59

Norwegian Getaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

NoladyA59

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

2.9 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 26, 2020

Ship: Norwegian Getaway

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

NCL has really lowed their standards - Wow - food was okay - bad service and lukewarm food and same food over and over again and lack of entertainment great if ya 90 years old - was very bored - and the fact that we never got to spend time on the ports because of ship being so late - I look elsewhere

Embarkation

3 out of 5

It was okay

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Very slow Service

Taste Restaurant

4 out of 5

Service was slow but a little better than Savor - same food as Taste - sometimes lukewarm and cold

Savor Restaurant

2 out of 5

Bad service - food cold

O'Sheehan's Neighborhood Bar and Grille

4 out of 5

Food was really good

Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville at Sea

3 out of 5

Small but nice

Garden Café

3 out of 5

Had lots of Variety but some foods were lukewarm at best

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Pool very small for size ship and only one plus a kid one ☝️

Guest Services

1 out of 5

Omg - terrible ! They should have made it a excursion as many times as we were there !

Sun Deck

4 out of 5

Nice but hard to find a chair on sea days and watch the legs of chairs when you walk - pee were tripping over

Public Sundeck

4 out of 5

But watch your step - everyone walking was tripping over legs of lounge chairs - get there early to get a chair especially on sea days - they packed

Pool

3 out of 5

Small for size of ship

Getaway Casino

3 out of 5

Won money !

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Burn the floor was good and the Million Dollar Quartet

The Atrium

2 out of 5

Too busy - very noisy with a open bar next too -

Getaway Theater

5 out of 5

Very nice ! We really put a lot of thought into this one

Burn the Floor

5 out of 5

Great - their dancing for Awesome

Children's Programs

Only adults in party

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

Had to beg to get our room cleaned and get towels and food was always lukewarm or cold you would ask for lemons , sugar or bread or drinks - took them forever to bring back to table

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

It was clean but - ship Lacked personality and had very few shops

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Very small - not a lot of storage - nice size bathroom for a inside cabin

Ship tip

Do your homework - check out other lines and ships !

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Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

5 out of 5

We live here - but would never go out of N.O again - felt like a very long boat ride

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Cozumel, Mexico

3 out of 5

Ship was late - had very little time there

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George Town, Grand Cayman

1 out of 5

Ship late again and had 7 ships in port - tender island about time we did excursion we were late getting back - loves the Stingrays excursion Though

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Ocho Rios, Jamaica

5 out of 5

Ship was late again but did falls and finally got about 30 min to ship finally -

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Very easy - walked off with our luggage for our pickup

5 Comments

Cruiserike0322 4 years ago

That is shocking

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1970chris 4 years ago

This has GOT to be a fake review....who books a cruise and doesn't even bother to look at the ship layout to know the # of pools, shops, restaurants, etc before boarding? 🤦‍♂️ is anyone really that childlike?

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cruisinwrights 4 years ago

Didn’t have very many shops? Were You expecting a mall? It has all the basic normal shops. As for “begging” to get your clean I highly doubt that. Maybe you would have to ask when you wanted clean when you wanted it done. As for the pool if your want a big pool go to a resort. Most of the pools are generally around the same size. Wait for odyssey of the seas on royal Caribbean for pool size. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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jenyfur 4 years ago

Felt like a “very long boat ride” what? Isn’t that what a cruise is??

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DerekMire 4 years ago

Another liar I just off the ship it was great the food was outstanding maybe go eat a 5 star restaurant

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