Getaway Cruise Overrun With Kids

Item: Norwegian Getaway
Rating: 4.4
Author: jsmichael

Norwegian Getaway Cruise Review

jsmichael

Contributor Level: Third Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

7 Night Caribbean: Great Stirrup Cay (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 09, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Getaway

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 14122

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

The only thing I would do differently would be to not take a cruise, on such a kid oriented ship, in the middle of summer when they are all out of school. Not the kids fault. Just my preference.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Norwegian did this well. From the time we were dropped off to stepping on the ship was 40 minutes tops.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Service was excellent but had a few misses on our dining room entrees. Pasta a la vodka with shrimp had only two very small shrimp but our other choices were fine.

Sugarcane Mojito Bar

5 out of 5

The bartenders there now their craft.

Shanghai's Noodle Bar

4 out of 5

The food was good but not worth the 1.5 hour wait in my opinion.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

No issues at all. The spa balcony access was worth it due to the high number of people at the pool.

Ship tip

Be aware this is a very family friendly ship. A plus for some, not for others.

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Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5

I found Old San Juan to be very charming. We took the culinary, cocktails and history tour by Spoon Food Tours. Wonderful! Worth the price. Our guide, Pedro, was knowledgeable and enthusiastic. Would go back to this port in a heartbeat.

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Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

4 out of 5

We spent a couple of hours snorkeling and tried our skill at paddle boards. Great day!

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Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

Took the ATV adventure with beach and had a really good time.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Norwegian did this well. Our bag was taken in error but returned to the pick up area. Not Norwegian’s fault.

9 Comments

Stephcat421 2 years ago

Thanks for the review. It seems very honest. Glad you still made the most of it even if there were too many kids for your preference.

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byhisgrace 2 years ago

Thanks for your review

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yk07us 2 years ago

All Caribbean cruises are family oriented, especially in summer and holidays. This ship, on another itinerary, can have majority of adults. Not sure if it's still true but before COVID-19 children up to 17 years cruised for free on NCL in their parents staterooms. MSC also had a similar provision.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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kpm3261 2 years ago

Java Woody what is your deal thanks for your review

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javawoody 2 years ago

Appreciate the review

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GabeNSteph 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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CruisedudeNY65 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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CruzeFan 2 years ago

Always cruise when school is in session if you prefer less kids onboard.

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