Crowded, but a fun getaway

Norwegian Getaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Western

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 33

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5
Norwegian Getaway

7 Night Western Caribbean (New Orleans Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 01, 2020

Ship: Norwegian Getaway

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 14782

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Ports were great, but would definitely choose different ship next cruise. Vibe took up space with not much use. Pool was super small for a warm weather cruise!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Quick & easy. We got there early & it was much faster

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Buffets didn’t switch up as much as other cruises I’ve been on. La Cucina got rid of their lasagna, terrible decision. Food place up from atrium was great.

La Cucina Italian Restaurant

2 out of 5

This took two hours too long & the noodles were hard stuck together. They removed the lasagna & chicken parm from the menu which were great last cruise.

Starbucks

4 out of 5

Coffee was great, but a little spendy & you had to go to bar to add Baileys. Last ship Starbucks had some of those liquors stocked for the great one stop shop.

Teppanyaki

5 out of 5

The cook was great & entertaining. Wish we could’ve ate it all it all tasted amazing!

Syd Norman's Pour House

4 out of 5

Great events & singers, however the only downfall was very small for the crowd it brought in.

O'Sheehan's Neighborhood Bar and Grille

5 out of 5

Rarely had a wait, staff was friendly & food was always great!!

Moderno Churrascaria

4 out of 5

The waitress seemed absent but there was one very nice attentive server that was very helpful. Food was amazing!

Atrium Bar

5 out of 5

Always busy, but we’re pretty quick and mostly great attitudes.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Main pool was very overcrowded, shallow pool or kids pool was near empty and nice hideaway from the crowds. Slides were great

Pool

2 out of 5

The shallow sitting area was nice but the main pool is way too small for the size of ship. The pool between slides & kid splash area was quiet & nice.

Mandara Spa

5 out of 5

The spa area was very nice and would be worth the week admission.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Comedians were very good def recommend late show though much more entertaining. The stage was empty on a great sea day. Last sea day had a not so great band. Bingo was very busy.

Howl at the Moon

4 out of 5

The girl made the show as she had the personality that got the crowd going.

Headliners Comedy Club

5 out of 5

All the comedians were amazing & the bar inside was quick with getting your drinks.

Children's Programs

No kids on this cruise.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
A couple great bar tenders, couple overworked ones & it showed. Specialty dining was ok, one stand out was at Savor wish I remembered her name great lady!

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
The bathroom sensors didn’t always work which meant you came in on a nasty mess sometimes. The pool is way too small for the amount of people on this ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin was clean much smaller balcony than last time.

Ship tip

Choose a different ship.

Ports of call

New Orleans, Louisiana

5 out of 5
We walked to from our hotel, took a question to find our way in but we got there and all staff were very helpful and friendly. We went through the process very quickly. No excursion.

Cozumel, Mexico

4 out of 5
Good port been here couple times. Dune buggy excursion this time. All was great until tide came up, but still fun the whole excursion.

Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

4 out of 5
Second time to this port, different beach day excursion. The excursion we took was ok the food was different so we didn’t eat much. The bathrooms were dark & small which made it difficult for some causing a mess for those coming in after. Not great!

Harvest Caye, Belize

4 out of 5
The pool was amazing drinks were very spendy. The beach was great until fish started sucking on you, yep really happened. Also seen a sting ray, jelly fish & small octopus fun until it wasn’t 😁. I’d have server bring you food rather than eat in area as it took forever.

Costa Maya (Mahahual), Mexico

1 out of 5
First time to this port we took ATV excursion it was fun even with the crazy huge rocks. We did stop a lot though and not enough straight away beach to have fun on them. Not so great toilets at ATV beach afterward was much better.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
It was actually very quick we walked right off we must have timed it just perfect. No wait time and right off to NCL shuttle to airport.
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3 Comments

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

Thanks for the review and so glad you enjoyed.

Cruiserike0322    4 years ago

Thanks for your review

picalo    4 years ago

You made some great points. The vibe and the cirque venue were lots of wasted space

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