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Item: Norwegian Getaway
Rating: 4.5
Author: Huggins873

Norwegian Getaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

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Contributor Level: Staff Captain

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 10

Helpful Votes: 163

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 16, 2020

Ship: Norwegian Getaway

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12714

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

This was our first NCL cruise, we had a geat time and looking forward to a future cruise with NCL. We booked this as a last minute cruise and were very pleased with the Cabin we recieved. There is a lot you can do on this ship. We enjoyed relaxing and spending time at the thermal Spa.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Over an hour standing in line to go through Security, backed up because of a delay due to weather.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

All food was excellent had good flavor was always fresh and we ate mainly at the Buffet. Loved Shanghai's noodle bar, it is a complimentry venue.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Enjoyed the Thermal spa, and ropes course.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Burn the Floor and Million dollar quartet were the only shows we saw loved both of them.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Most of the staff encountered were top notch. The best we encountered were in the Spa and our room Steward Rosser.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Ship was very clean and the layout was very good. I do not care for the way th Casino is set up and the fact you feel like you are smoking just walking through.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

For us the cabin was good sized, plenty of storage, and our room Steward Rosser kept it very clean.

Ship tip

Pool deck is always crowded on this ship, has one main pool and everyone is there.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

5 out of 5

Was surprised as we arrived a day early to take in the town and it was the start of Mardi Gras. Enjoyed everything about what we got to expereince.

Thumbs Up 1

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5

Enjoyed just getting off at a different port area. The port area and shopping were great.

Thumbs Up 1

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

4 out of 5

Love this port always a good time

Thumbs Up 1

Harvest Caye, Belize Did not visit port

Don't like ports where you have to Tender in. So made the ship our Excursion.

Thumbs Up 0

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

4 out of 5

First time at this port, there was a lot to do in port. Did not do any excursion.

Thumbs Up 1

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Moved right off of the Ship, But the cruise parking area was not prepared for us trying to leave took over an hour to get out poor look for other locations for parking.