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Item: Norwegian Getaway
Rating: 2.2
Author: llopez07

Norwegian Getaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

llopez07

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 27

Overall rating:

2.2 out of 5

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10 Night Caribbean: Aruba Curacao & Jamaica (Port Canaveral Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 29, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Getaway

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 9423

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

First cruise. Overall was disappointed. It was very bumpy the entire time so not sure if it was a bad time of year to go. For the price paid the room, drinks, food, lack of free wifi, and restriction to "specialty dining" was a disappointment. Would not do a cruise again.

Embarkation

2 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Both food and drinks were pretty bad. Repeat of bad meals for 10 days and the one specialty place we went to was the same. Drinks, even simple ones were also bad.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Too windy, bumpy, and cold for pools so not enjoyable. Activities were repeated for 10 days. Bingo, deal or no deal, musicians.

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Broadway shows. Not my thing.

Children's Programs

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Staff were friendly

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

A fee of 300 plus for staff on top of the price is a lot in my opinion. I didn't know about this fee when I booked

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

Small, crowded. Hard to upgrade after taxes and extra fees that get added

Ship tip

Stick to all inclusive resorts

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Ports of call

Port Canaveral, Florida

1 out of 5

Didn't see much

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Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

2 out of 5

Weather was not good during our time there

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Ocho Rios, Jamaica

3 out of 5

Excursion to Duns river but got scammed with pictures we never received

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Oranjestad, Aruba

4 out of 5

Favorite place. Beautiful beach although not much to do

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Willemstad, Curacao

2 out of 5

Beach we paid for was rocky

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Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

4 out of 5

Buggies and waterfall excursion. A lot of hiking for the waterfalls and you do need to know how to swim to enjoy it

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Disembarkation

3 out of 5

10 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Oops sorry 😞 thanks

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CruisedudeNY65 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing and at least you enjoyed the places you stopped at

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byhisgrace 2 years ago

Thanks for your review

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javawoody 2 years ago

Cruising is not for everyone. At least you tried it

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Sorry your first cruise didn’t WOW you. Cruising isn’t for everyone. Thanks for sharing your opinion.

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nclcruzr 2 years ago

Not the fault of cruise line for rough seas. The service fee is clearly in the documents. Cruising is not for you.

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joemh86 2 years ago

You went on a cruise in hurricane season, in the winter. Then complain and leave a low score because it was windy, bumpy, and cold. Also gave low ratings to a port because of bad weather. How dare the cruise line schedule bad weather during your cruise. That is unacceptable. /s Broadway style shows are not for you, so you gave a low rating. It is well known that NCL have Broadway style shows. This is easy to research. You obviously did very little research, if any at all. All of these are not really the cruise lines fault. The only valid complaints in this review are the bad food and drinks. Sorry those weren't up to your standards. But everything else could have been avoided with some research, cruising at a time of year with generally better weather, and choosing the appropriate cruise line for your tastes. Lesson learned for next time, if there is one.

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WhippetMum 2 years ago

Not ideal to pick hurricane season for a first cruise. The other stuff is easy to discover on a cruise lines website.

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CruzeFan 2 years ago

Sounds like more research ahead of time to know what to expect was needed. Cruising probably isn’t for you.

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Frogboo95 2 years ago

All of those things you could have found out before. I believe you are probably correct, you should not cruise.

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