Cruise schedule changed - cruise not the best

Norwegian Getaway Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

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Reviews: 4
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Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
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Norwegian Getaway

12 Night Southern Caribbean (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 06, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Getaway

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11772

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Food was good. Entertainment just okay. Not sure NCL has the passengers first. Change of schedule was horrible & not explained ! Ruined 2 beautiful islands by getting in late, skipped two islands and HAD TOO MANY SEA DAYS with nothing ! Overall, most people were not happy with the cruise overall. Money not well spent on this cruise with no recourse!

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Crowds, but seemed to go smoothly

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food & service was good in all areas of dining. Lots of extra new charges though.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Too many game shows in the Atrium, not enough music where one can sit and enjoy friends. Pools okay, hard to get in and out & kids in adult pools & hot tubs.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Music was good, just in small venues mostly & hard to find seat. Need to use Atrium more for sitting with friends not game shows which should be in theater.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All service staff went overboard to please all the time. They were helpful and very friendly. Always at your service.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Need more places for people to sit and read, play cards, chat with friends. People were sitting in the halls, on the ledges in hallways etc. since the Atrium was used for game shows.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin was fine. Balcony smaller than usual. Steward was excellent! Always clean and well supplied with towels etc.

Ship tip

Not the same as years ago cruising. Too many game shows, not many places to sit and enjoy friends. kids in pools & hot tubs.Extra charges for items free before. schedule changes ruined the itinerary! Make the best of a bad time.

Ports of call

Basseterre, St. Kitts

3 out of 5
The port is terrific - we got in too late to really enjoy it. Schedule change was horrible & didn't allow us to enjoy this beautiful island !

Bridgetown, Barbados

4 out of 5
LOVE this island but didn"t get in till late with schedule change so couldn"t enjoy it! A shame since it is a beautiful place to beach and shop. They are well prepared to shuttle all to the small shopping area - great!

Castries, St. Lucia

5 out of 5
Docked at the actual shopping area on time so all good.

St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5
Docked at port on time so all was good to go into town.

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

2 out of 5
Since NO SHUTTLE WAS RUNNING it was hard to get to the shopping area - many people didn't get off & walk 3 football fields to the shops !!!! Horrible.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Smoothly and easily. Just a very long walk off from one end to the other
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