Good vacation, but not comparable to other cruise lines

Item: Norwegian Getaway
Rating: 3.5
Author: mmoore0405

Norwegian Getaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

mmoore0405

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5

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

Sail date: July 09, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Getaway

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 9192

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Okay cruise. Dissapointed a port was canceled on month prior with no explanation or new port put in place. St. Thomas was a reason we booked this cruise. Okay value, 5-free offers with the booking was a good deal.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Quick and efficient

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Dinner was too long. In excess of two hours, causing us to miss shows and other activities.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Pools were basic. Water slide were fun, but always had aleast one or more closed. High ropes course was great. Lacked anymore activities.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Crew was good, nothing above an byond to speak of when compared to other cruise lines

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Felt they could have been cleaning the common spaces more with the current world conditions goinf on. Did not feel NCL was doing much to minimize COVID.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

For a suite type cabin it was basic when compared to other cruise lines. No perks or frills. Room was about the same size a regular balcony room.

Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

4 out of 5

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

4 out of 5

Amber Cove (Puerto Plata), Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

San Juan, Puerto Rico

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

Not bad, little disorganized with timing of people leaving the ship and thier bags being ready for pick up.

11 Comments

CruisedudeNY65 2 years ago

Thanks for your review. I would like to know who are the other cruise lines when you say compared to other cruise lines

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willwork4cruz 2 years ago

Cruise lines don't like to cancel ports. It costs them big money to cancel. Excursions are a big revenue plus they have to feed entertain everyone on a sea day.

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byhisgrace 2 years ago

Thanks for your review

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for the comments

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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CruisedudeNY65 2 years ago

Cruise lines are trying to make up for lost time and will cancel ports I believe to save money. Also are charging more for less. It's the new norm. Hopefully it will even out and get back to pre covid standards. Thanks for your review

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GabeNSteph 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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Dumfy75 2 years ago

Sorry you didn’t enjoy as much as you hoped. All I’ll say is - if you’re comparing only to cruises with other lines that you did pre-Covid, it’s maybe not a fair comparison to make. A lot of your complaints are common across the board just now.

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Popdog 2 years ago

Thank for you comments. To bad you were so disappointed. Guess you need to stick with either of the other lines you did enjoy.

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Sorry your port of call was canceled. Appreciate your feedback.

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WhippetMum 2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed despite the change

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