Definitely not worth the money spent

Item: Norwegian Getaway
Rating: 3.6
Author: samccoleman

Norwegian Getaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

samccoleman

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5

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7 Night Caribbean: Great Stirrup Cay & St. Thomas (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 08, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Getaway

Cabin number: 9846

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

I paid far more money for this cruise than I’ve paid for any other and there was no WOW factor to this boat! It was disappointing. The only entertainment that would keep you awake was the casino. The pool was very crowded you had to find a tiny spot to squeeze in The pool was small. Anything else was very expensive to do

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Pretty easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

We only had om2 bad experiences with dining at the beginning. The rest was fine

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

I didn’t think that the at sea activities were interesting. Too many sales pitches

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Burn the floor was great

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Service was slow. Steward was not friendly and there was no towel animals and felt that at times we were being pushed out of our room

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

I don’t think the ship was grand at all. Too closed in and no open atrium.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

The room was comfortable. There was a burn hole in the side of our mattress

Ship tip

Bring a book or something to do

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida Did not visit port

Stay just to get on ship

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Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

3 out of 5

Small. Nothing to do and had to stand in long lines to get back. I feel that they overloaded the tender boats. A lot of people had to stand and a girl even passed out

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Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5

Shore excursion was nice but the chairs were $40 for 2 hours. By the time we got there we had to take what was left. The chairs are so close together did not like it

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San Juan, Puerto Rico Did not visit port

No interest

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Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic Did not visit port

Had an excursion planned but when booked was not aware that it took 2 hrs to get there and 2 hrs back. Lost our money as we did not want to travel that long on a bus and catamaran

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Fairly easy

7 Comments

byhisgrace 2 years ago

Yikes 😳 sorry this cruise didn't meet your expectations

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TravlingCharles 2 years ago

Wow sorry it was not what you expected 😕 next time you might what to do more research to get your wants an needs in the ship before you spend your hard earned money an get disappointed. That's for the information. Fyi YouTube your next ship

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Oops sorry 😞 thanks

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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bubbles60 2 years ago

We enjoyed the this ship, having said that it was fall in Europe so the pool was not an option. Sorry it was not what you expected.

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ChrisDeCorte 2 years ago

The breakaway was our first cruise and absolutely loved it. The board walk was fabulous and we had a phenomenal time. To each their own I guess.

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